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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

Massachusetts 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $1,202.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,698
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $708

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
$218.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$263.03
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,311.31
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$154.88
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,380.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$204.17
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$575.44
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,311.31
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$218.78

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 8th of 51

$708

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.