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Removing A Drug-Releasing Implant From A Joint

California rates for HCPCS 20705

Takes out a medication-releasing material, such as antibiotic beads or a spacer, from inside a joint where it was placed to treat infection. It is billed in addition to the main procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removing A Drug-Releasing Implant From A Joint cost?

$191

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 to $813.

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 $191 · 10th to 90th $138 to $7,244Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $102 to $245
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $191professional $138

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
$1,698.24
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$436.52
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$2,691.53
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$257.04
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$758.58
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where California sits

The same service costs 61.7 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.

California· 45th of 49

$191

NH $7,413MD $120

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.