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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 October 2026.

How much does Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample cost?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $537 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$525$282 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$417 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $282 to $891Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,202
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $537professional $525

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
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,584.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,479.11
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,148.15
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
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$79.43

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 25th of 51

$537

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.