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Diagnostic Jaw Joint Scope Exam

Virginia 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 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 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$631$537 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$692 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $562 to $10,715Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $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
$933.25
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$14,791.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$7,943.28
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 32nd of 51

$724

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.