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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 October 2026.

How much does Scanning Electron Microscope Examination cost?

$1,585

Typical facility fee. In Texas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,585 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 $447 · 10th to 90th $269 to $603Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $1,585
$200$500$1Kfacility $447professional $1,585

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
Health Smart
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$602.56

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 10th of 34

$1,585

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.