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

Washington, DC 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?

$302

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $219 to $1,862.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $219 to $7,762Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $204 to $437
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,754professional $219

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
$218.78
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$776.25

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 22nd of 51

$302

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.