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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

Connecticut 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?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 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 5 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$741$525 to $1,202
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$5,370 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $4,677 to $12,882Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,778
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,943professional $741

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
$4,570.88
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,137.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 15th of 51

$912

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.