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Other Joint Scope Procedure

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 29999

Covers an operation done with a joint scope — a camera and fine instruments passed into a joint through small punctures — for which there is no standard name. The surgeon files a written report of exactly what was done inside the joint so the work can be judged. It may involve any joint, not one particular part of the body.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Other Joint Scope Procedure cost?

$2,188

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $513 to $2,344.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $100 to $7,762Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $2,344
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $525professional $2,188

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
$870.96
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$10,964.78
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$29,512.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 72.4 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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 Carolina· 14th of 51

$2,188

AK $5,754MT $79.43

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.