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Light Scan Of The Breast Surgical Cavity

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 0353T

After a piece of breast tissue has been taken out, a light-based scan is made of the walls of the space left behind, in real time while the patient is still in the operating room. Near-infrared light gives a close-up view of the tissue lining the cavity.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Light Scan Of The Breast Surgical Cavity cost?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $302.

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

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $105 to $105Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $105 to $427
$100$200$500facility $105professional $151

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 16.6 times more in Minnesota than in Mississippi. 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.

Washington, DC· 46th of 51

$105

MN $955MS $57.54

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.