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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

Georgia 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $288 to $589.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $240 to $891
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $372

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
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$199.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$257.04
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$165.96

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 37th of 51

$372

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.