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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

Maryland 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?

$550

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $525 to $603.

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 $646 · 10th to 90th $513 to $2,239Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $479 to $871
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $646professional $550

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$588.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,148.15
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$550

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.