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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88348

This is a specialized examination of a tissue sample using an electron microscope, which reveals cell structures at a much finer level of detail than a standard light microscope can show. Pathologists use it for certain diagnoses — for example, some kidney diseases or unusual tumors — where the extra detail changes or confirms the diagnosis. It is reserved for cases where a routine microscopic exam does not give a clear enough answer.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample cost?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $275 to $933.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,862
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $794

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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$102.33
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,691.53
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$407.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$331.13

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Minnesota than in Alabama. 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.

Alaska· 4th of 51

$794

MN $1,047AL $309

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.