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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

South Carolina 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $759 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$347$234 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$513 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,413Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $178 to $631
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $759professional $347

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
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$676.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$891.25
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$100.00

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 30th of 51

$479

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.