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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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 6 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$794$537 to $1,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,259 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $708 to $9,333Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,349
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,344professional $794

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
$645.65
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,748.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,122.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,344.23
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$758.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 17th 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.