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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

South Carolina 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $9,333 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$603$525 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,333$1,318 to $16,596

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $603 to $22,909Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $468 to $933
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $9,333professional $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
$602.56
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$24,547.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$21,877.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 44th of 51

$603

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.