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Removing A Drug-Releasing Implant From A Joint

Colorado 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?

$3,090

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $5,495.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $123 to $7,413Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $105 to $617
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $166

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$616.60
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 13th of 49

$3,090

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.