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Computer-Guided Navigation Add-On (CT/MRI-Based)

California rates for HCPCS 0055T

This add-on service is performed alongside a bone or joint surgery, using a computer navigation system built from a CT or MRI scan taken before the operation to track instrument position more precisely. It is billed in addition to the main procedure, such as a joint replacement or spine surgery, rather than standing alone. This version relies on a pre-operative scan rather than live X-ray images taken during surgery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Computer-Guided Navigation Add-On (CT/MRI-Based) cost?

$3,890

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$195 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$3,890 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $13,804Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $89 to $1,175
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,888professional $316

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
$1,737.80
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,778.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$812.83
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$28,840.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,023.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$575.44

Where California sits

The same service costs 22.4 times more in California than in Minnesota. 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.

California· 1st of 51

$3,890

CA $3,890MN $174

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.