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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 July 2026.

How much does Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample cost?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $355 to $832.

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 $490 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,072
$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $490

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
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$239.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$602.56
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
$239.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$165.96

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 22nd of 51

$490

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.