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Knuckle Joint Scope with Tissue Cleanout

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 29901

A surgeon inserts a thin camera through small incisions into a knuckle joint at the base of a finger or thumb to look inside and then trims away damaged or inflamed tissue, such as torn cartilage or irritated joint lining. Because the tools and camera pass through tiny openings rather than a large incision, recovery is generally quicker than with open surgery. This approach both diagnoses and treats the problem in the same visit.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Knuckle Joint Scope with Tissue Cleanout cost?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 from a hospital or other facility.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$871$676 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$759 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $575 to $6,607Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $525 to $3,890
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $871

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,412.54
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,079.46
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,479.11
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$891.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$11,220.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,737.80
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,079.46
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,454.71
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$489.78
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon + 82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Massachusetts· 15th of 51

$891

AK $2,239TX $282

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.