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Scanning Electron Microscope Examination

Wisconsin 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?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $257 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$977$562 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$166 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $55 to $1,778Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,585
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $257professional $977

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$645.65
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$501.19
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 9th of 33

$646

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.