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Removing A Drug-Releasing Implant From A Joint

South Dakota 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?

$209

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $178 to $240.

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 $204 · 10th to 90th $145 to $4,365Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $151 to $275
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $204professional $209

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
$117.49
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 43rd of 49

$209

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.