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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

Idaho 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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 8 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$871$562 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$912 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $562 to $8,511Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $871

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
$2,884.03
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$933.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,258.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,715.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,288.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,413.10
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 19th of 51

$891

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.