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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 October 2026.

How much does Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample cost?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $708 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537$389 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$380 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,288Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,023
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $708professional $537

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$851.14
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,122.02
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 23rd of 51

$562

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.