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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

Missouri 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?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $891 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537$355 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$575 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $417 to $2,239Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $251 to $3,236
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $891professional $537

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
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$870.96
2 more rates 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$107.15

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 22nd of 51

$589

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.