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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

Oklahoma 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $309 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$447$214 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$155 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $120 to $1,096Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $93 to $3,236
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $309professional $447

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
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$851.14
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
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
$354.81
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 43rd of 51

$389

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.