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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

Florida 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $479 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$355$219 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$389 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,549Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $81 to $631
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $479professional $355

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
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$512.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$954.99
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$549.54
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,548.82
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,096.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$794.33
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$457.09
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$72.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
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
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$75.86

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 46th of 51

$372

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.