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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

Vermont 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $275 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 $631 · 10th to 90th $275 to $851
$500$1Kprofessional $631

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
$275.42
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$316.23
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$707.95
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 15th of 51

$631

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.