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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

Massachusetts 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?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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 7 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$708$562 to $1,202
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$2,089 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $676 to $7,586Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,549
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,311professional $708

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
$1,778.28
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,479.11
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$45,708.82
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$933.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$45,708.82
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 23rd of 51

$832

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.