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Nerve Monitoring In The Operating Room

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 95940

Covers continuous monitoring of the nerves and spinal cord while an operation is going on, with a specialist physically present in the operating room devoting attention to that one patient. Electrical signals from the nervous system are watched constantly so the surgical team is warned immediately if a nerve is being put at risk. It is billed in 15-minute blocks for the time the specialist is in attendance.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Nerve Monitoring In The Operating Room cost?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.20 to $37.15.

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 $30 · 10th to 90th $30 to $30Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $30 to $78
$50$100facility $30professional $32

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.31
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$93.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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· 44th of 51

$31.62

AK $79.43NY $26.30

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.