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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

Nebraska 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?

$1,023

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $832 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 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$832$513 to $1,202
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,586$5,012 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $891 to $14,454Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $490 to $2,951
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,586professional $832

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
$5,754.40
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,981.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 9th of 51

$1,023

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.