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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

Kentucky 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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$525$468 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,291 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $851 to $8,511Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $447 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $525

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
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$933.25
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,715.35
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 46th of 51

$603

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.