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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

North Dakota 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?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $1,259.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,660
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $832

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
$275.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$123.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$194.98

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 2nd of 51

$832

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.