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Scanning Electron Microscope Examination

Texas 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 July 2026.

How much does Scanning Electron Microscope Examination cost?

$468

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $263 to $1,585.

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 $309 · 10th to 90th $200 to $646Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $1,585
$200$500$1Kfacility $309professional $1,585

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$602.56

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Massachusetts 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.

Texas· 22nd of 33

$468

MA $1,585SC $240

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.