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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

Connecticut 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $288 to $776.

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 $447 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,202
$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $447

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
$218.78
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$147.91
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,122.02
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$316.23
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$194.98

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 23rd of 51

$447

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.