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Image-Less Computer Navigation In Bone Surgery

Alabama rates for HCPCS 20985

During an orthopedic operation the surgeon uses a computer navigation system to guide instruments and implants more precisely than by hand alone. This version works without any scan images: the system is set up from landmarks the surgeon registers on the patient during the operation itself. It is extra guidance billed in addition to the main procedure, not a service on its own.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Image-Less Computer Navigation In Bone Surgery cost?

$166

Typical physician fee. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $129 to $275.

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 $891 · 10th to 90th $251 to $2,089Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $123 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $891professional $148

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
$489.78
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Minnesota than in Delaware. 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.

Alabama· 42nd of 51

$166

MN $339DE $148

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.