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Medicated Implant Placed Inside A Joint

Vermont rates for HCPCS 20704

Covers hand-mixing and shaping an implant that releases medication, commonly antibiotic-loaded cement formed into beads or a spacer, and placing it inside a joint during an operation so the drug is delivered straight to the tissue that needs it. The implant is temporary and is removed or exchanged at a later operation. It is billed in addition to the main procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Medicated Implant Placed Inside A Joint cost?

$224

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $182 to $263.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $468 to $501Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $174 to $295
$100$200$500facility $501professional $219

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$275.42
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Vermont· 17th of 51

$224

AK $603KY $129

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.