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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 October 2026.

How much does Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample cost?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $832 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$490$275 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$219 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,047Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $240 to $692
$200$500$1Kfacility $832professional $490

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 29th of 51

$490

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.