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Diagnostic Keyhole Examination Of The Elbow

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 29830

A small camera is passed into the elbow joint through a puncture in the skin so the surgeon can inspect the cartilage, joint lining, and ligaments directly. A sample of the lining may be taken at the same time. It is used when the cause of elbow pain, catching, or swelling is unclear.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Keyhole Examination Of The Elbow cost?

$457

Typical facility fee. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $5,012.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $457 to $8,511
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $457

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
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$8,511.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 22.9 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

North Dakota· 49th of 50

$457

IN $10,233WV $447

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.