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Diagnostic Knee Arthroscopy

Idaho rates for HCPCS 29870

A small camera is put into the knee through a keyhole incision so the surgeon can look inside the joint directly. A sample of the joint lining may be taken while the camera is in. It is done to find the cause of pain, swelling or locking when scans have not given an answer, without any repair being carried out.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Knee Arthroscopy cost?

$1,549

Typical facility fee. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $692 to $5,495.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $525 to $7,762
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549

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
$870.96
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,715.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$18,197.01

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 19.1 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.

Idaho· 39th of 50

$1,549

IN $10,000WV $525

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.