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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

Delaware 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 3 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$537$513 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$2,188 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $9,550Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,000
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $537

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
$4,897.79
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$912.01

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 51st of 51

$537

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.