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Medicated Implant Placed Inside A Joint

Wisconsin 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 July 2026.

How much does Medicated Implant Placed Inside A Joint cost?

$372

Typical facility fee. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $282 to $525.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $141 to $2,754Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $204 to $513
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $631professional $355

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$14,454.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$707.95
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,778.28
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$331.13
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$933.25
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Wisconsin sits

The same service costs 81.3 times more in New Hampshire than in Maryland. 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.

Wisconsin· 36th of 50

$372

NH $7,413MD $91.20

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.