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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

Iowa 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 Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $339 to $794.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $123 to $955
$100$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
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$251.19
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$977.24
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$660.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$295.12
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,071.52
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$165.96

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 25th 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.