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Diagnostic Wrist Scope Exam

Maryland rates for HCPCS 29840

This is an examination of the inside of the wrist joint using a thin camera inserted through small skin punctures, allowing the surgeon to directly view the joint surfaces and lining. A small sample of the joint lining tissue may also be taken for testing during the same visit.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Wrist Scope Exam cost?

$468

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $513.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $513 to $2,239Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $407 to $759
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $646professional $468

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$501.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$977.24
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$724.44

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maryland $468 · 50th of 51
CA $5,012DE $457

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.