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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

Idaho 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?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $759 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$813$447 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$513 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,630Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,047
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $759professional $813

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
$616.60
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$363.08
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$831.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,174.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,818.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$549.54
1 more rate 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
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$812.83

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 5th of 51

$794

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.