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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

Rhode Island 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?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $275 to $537.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $275 to $661
$200$500$1Kprofessional $490

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
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$123.03

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 21st of 51

$490

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.