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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

Arkansas 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $380 to $575.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $309 to $741
$200$500$1Kprofessional $398

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
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$104.71

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 33rd of 51

$398

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.