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Removing A Drug-Releasing Implant From A Joint

Wisconsin 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?

$302

Typical facility fee. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 to $437.

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 $617 · 10th to 90th $120 to $2,754Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $170 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $617professional $295

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
$117.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$14,454.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$575.44
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,778.28
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$758.58
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
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 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.

Wisconsin· 37th of 49

$302

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.