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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

New Mexico 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 to $603.

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 $501 · 10th to 90th $69 to $1,047
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $501

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
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$120.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$151.36

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 20th of 51

$501

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.