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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 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$631$513 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$2,089 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $7,586Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,548professional $631

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
$891.25
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$45,708.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 35th 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.