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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

Alaska rates for HCPCS 29800

A minimally invasive procedure using a small camera (arthroscope) inserted into the jaw joint — the joint just in front of the ear that connects the jawbone to the skull — to look inside and diagnose problems. A small tissue sample of the joint lining may also be taken during the same exam.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam cost?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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 6 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$1,445$490 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$692 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $603 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $479 to $2,951
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,072professional $1,445

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,951.21
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,019.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in California 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.

Alaska· 5th of 51

$1,445

CA $5,012DE $537

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.