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Scanning Electron Microscope Examination

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 88349

Examination of a sample with a scanning electron microscope, an instrument that magnifies far beyond an ordinary light microscope and reveals the surface shape and texture of cells and structures. It is used when a diagnosis depends on detail too fine for a standard microscope to show.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Scanning Electron Microscope Examination cost?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537$501 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$933 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $724 to $3,236Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,585
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,288professional $537

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$676.08
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,019.95
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$302.00
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,754.23
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$707.95
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$70.79
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 52.5 times more in Missouri than in South Carolina. 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.

Minnesota· 17th of 34

$631

MO $1,585SC $30.20

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.