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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

Alabama 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 October 2026.

How much does Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample cost?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$347$214 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$58.88 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $59 to $339Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $155 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $59professional $347

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in Alaska 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.

Alabama· 51st of 51

$155

AK $1,778AL $155

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.