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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 October 2026.

How much does Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample cost?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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$339$69.18 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$589 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $589 to $2,138Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $55 to $525
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,349professional $339

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
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$436.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,454.71
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$851.14
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$131.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$707.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
2 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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$741.31

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 50th of 51

$355

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.