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Image-Less Computer Navigation In Bone Surgery

Washington, DC 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?

$219

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $1,585.

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 $1,698 · 10th to 90th $355 to $4,074Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $141 to $302
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $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
$354.81
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$416.87

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 12th of 51

$219

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.