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Diagnostic Wrist Scope Exam

Rhode Island 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?

$575

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $427 to $676.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $9,550Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $417 to $851
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,266professional $575

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $575 · 39th 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.