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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

Michigan 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?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 5 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$603$525 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$4,074 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $776 to $8,710Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,175
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $603

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
$707.95
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$977.24
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,754.40
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$851.14

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 37th of 51

$676

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.