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Light Scan Of Removed Breast Tissue During Surgery

Rhode Island 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 July 2026.

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

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $955 to $1,023.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,122
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $977

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in Minnesota than in Mississippi. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island $977 · 6th of 51
MN $1,202MS $145

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.