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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 October 2026.

How much does Electron Microscopy of a Tissue Sample cost?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$513$302 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$776 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,413Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $214 to $1,202
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,000professional $513

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$380.19
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,949.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,412.54
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 27th of 51

$513

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.