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Other Joint Scope Procedure

New York 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?

$2,239

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,096$398 to $7,762
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$741 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $457 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $141 to $9,333
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $1,096

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$9,332.54
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,884.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,370.32
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57

Where New York 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.

New York· 13th of 51

$2,239

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.