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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

Minnesota 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,288 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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$1,288$933 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,514 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $871 to $10,000Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $661 to $2,042
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,162professional $1,288

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
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$14,791.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,344.23
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,073.80
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 6th of 51

$1,318

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.