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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

Colorado 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?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $6,607 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 7 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$550$537 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,607$3,548 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $776 to $13,183Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,607professional $550

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
$1,862.09
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,778.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,041.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,096.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 8th of 51

$1,047

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.