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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

Washington, DC 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?

$794

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $562 to $3,981.

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 $4,074 · 10th to 90th $562 to $7,762Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,096
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $562

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
$562.34
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$794.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 28th of 51

$794

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.