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Light Scan Of Removed Breast Tissue During Surgery

Montana rates for HCPCS 0351T

A light-based scan of tissue taken out during breast surgery — a piece of breast tissue or a lymph node from the armpit — carried out in real time while the patient is still in the operating room. Near-infrared light produces detailed cross-sectional pictures of the specimen so the surgical team can look at it straight away.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Light Scan Of Removed Breast Tissue During Surgery cost?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $309 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$324$324 to $1,096
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$288 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $240 to $339Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,622
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $309professional $324

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 14.8 times more in North Carolina than in New York. 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.

Montana· 45th of 51

$324

NC $1,905NY $129

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.