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Removing A Drug-Releasing Implant From A Joint

Nebraska 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?

$3,548

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,549 to $7,943.

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 $3,802 · 10th to 90th $195 to $13,490Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $234 to $380
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,802professional $282

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
$2,187.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,230.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 6th of 49

$3,548

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.