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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

Hawaii 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?

$2,512

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $832 to $5,248.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $4,467Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $537 to $6,166
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,467professional $2,512

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
$1,318.26
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$831.76
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,165.95

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 2nd of 51

$2,512

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.