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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

Tennessee 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $457.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $234 to $955
$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $347

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
$295.12
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$147.91
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$158.49

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 44th of 51

$347

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.