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Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample

West Virginia 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $427.

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 $331 · 10th to 90th $302 to $427
$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $331

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
$331.13
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$380.19
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$117.49

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 50th of 51

$331

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.