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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

Minnesota 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?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $661 to $1,380.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,698
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $1,047

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
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$158.49
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$954.99
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$165.96
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
$234.42
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$380.19

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 1st of 51

$1,047

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.