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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

Utah 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?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $851.

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 $676 · 10th to 90th $200 to $851
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $676

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
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$363.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$109.65
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$114.82

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 12th of 51

$676

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.