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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

Michigan 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?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $355 to $603.

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 $513 · 10th to 90th $219 to $741
$200$500$1Kprofessional $513

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
$416.87
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$346.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$204.17
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$131.83
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$309.03

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 19th of 51

$513

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.