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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

New York 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 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 9 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 $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$3,020 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $794 to $10,965Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,585
$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
$676.08
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$8,912.51
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,398.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,995.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,122.02
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,290.87
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,137.96
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where New York 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.

New York· 18th of 51

$891

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.