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Reading Of Light Scan Of Removed Breast Tissue

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 0352T

The professional reading of a light-based scan taken of breast tissue or an armpit lymph node that was removed during surgery. The images are reviewed and a written report is issued, either while the operation is still underway or afterwards. It covers the interpretation only, not the scanning itself.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Reading Of Light Scan Of Removed Breast Tissue cost?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,175 to $2,455.

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 $550 · 10th to 90th $550 to $550Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $295 to $2,754
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $550professional $1,950

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
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,862.09
3 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
$218.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$724.44

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 120.2 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.

North Carolina· 1st of 51

$1,950

NC $1,950NY $16.22

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.