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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

New Jersey 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$372$275 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$631 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $398 to $19,498Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $195 to $813
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,570professional $372

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
$398.11
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$645.65
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$14,125.38
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$562.34
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,202.26
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$144.54
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$524.81
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
$109.65
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$102.33

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 40th of 51

$398

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.