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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

Oregon 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $676 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$794$447 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$151 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,445Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,445
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $676professional $794

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
$954.99
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$794.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,513.56
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,737.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,318.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,202.26
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,412.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$218.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,202.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,311.31
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 10th of 51

$708

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.