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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

Arkansas 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?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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 4 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$631$501 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$1,230 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $708 to $3,802Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $468 to $813
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $631

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
$676.08
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$977.24

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 40th of 51

$676

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.