$90.15–$92.88
Use 20702 when the device is placed in a bone’s medullary canal. Use 20700 for deep placement, such as subfascial placement.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
20702 Drug delivery Medicare reimbursement rates in New Jersey
Report this add-on when a surgeon manually prepares and inserts a drug-delivery device into a bone’s medullary canal during a primary procedure. Compare 20702 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in New Jersey.
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
What does Medicare pay for 20702 in New Jersey?
New Jersey has 2 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 2 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$157.42–$162.23
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
Facility setting
$130.07–$133.17
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Orthopedic surgery
About 20702: Intramedullary drug-delivery device insertion
Report this add-on when a surgeon manually prepares and inserts a drug-delivery device into a bone’s medullary canal during a primary procedure.
This service covers manually preparing a drug-delivery device and placing it within the medullary canal of a bone. A typical example is an antibiotic-loaded cement rod or similar locally medicated device used during surgery for bone infection or an infected orthopedic implant. The orthopedic surgeon or another surgeon performing the primary operation documents the preparation and intramedullary placement; the code is not for a device placed in soft tissue or within a joint.
Report 20702 only with a primary procedure, not as a standalone service. The operative note should identify the bone or canal treated and describe the device preparation and insertion. Distinguish intramedullary placement from a deep, subfascial device or an intra-articular device. CMS classifies this as an add-on code paid within the primary procedure’s global period.
CMS billing rules for 20702
- Global period
- Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU2.44 · 55%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.50 · 34%
- Malpractice RVU0.49 · 11%
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This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
20702 compared with similar codes
Office rates for New Jersey, from the same CMS release.
$115.55–$119.05
20702 covers manual preparation and insertion into the medullary canal; 20703 covers removal of an intramedullary drug-delivery device.
$165.64–$170.76
Use 20704 for a manually prepared device placed inside a joint. Use 20702 for placement within a bone’s medullary canal.
Compare 20702 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
2 of 2 payment localities
Northern Nj →
Office / nonfacility
$162.23
Facility
$133.17
Rest Of New Jersey →
Office / nonfacility
$157.42
Facility
$130.07
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20702 billing questions
Can 20702 be reported by itself?
No. It is an add-on code and must be reported with a primary procedure.
How is 20702 different from 20700?
20702 describes insertion into a bone’s medullary canal. 20700 is for a deep, such as subfascial, drug-delivery device.
Does removal of an intramedullary device use 20702?
No. 20702 covers manual preparation and insertion. Removal of an intramedullary drug-delivery device is described by 20703.
What documentation supports 20702?
Document the device preparation, its insertion into the medullary canal, and the bone treated. The claim must also include the primary procedure.
Is a device placed inside a joint reported with 20702?
No. 20702 is for intramedullary placement; 20704 describes manual preparation and insertion of an intra-articular drug-delivery device.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
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