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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 July 2026.

How much does Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample cost?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $339 to $468.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $263 to $603
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $339

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$562.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$120.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$380.19

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$339

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.