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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

South Dakota 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $955.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,072
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $692

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
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$660.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$851.14
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,096.48
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$165.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,071.52
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$165.96

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 10th of 51

$692

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.