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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

Montana 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?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $912 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$741$631 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$871 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,096Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,413
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $912professional $741

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$891.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 20th of 51

$871

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.