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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

Ohio 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 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 8 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$589$513 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$2,399 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $11,220Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,820
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $5,129professional $589

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
$1,000.00
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,000.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,071.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$954.99

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 33rd of 51

$708

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.