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Light Scan Of The Breast Surgical Cavity

Maryland 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $372.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $151 to $457Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $95 to $407
$100$200$500facility $288professional $257

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
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$104.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 22nd of 51

$257

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.