CPT code 88348: Electron microscopy, diagnostic tissue examination2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in South Dakota

In South Dakota, Medicare pays $475.31 for 88348 in the office.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 88348 covers

A pathology laboratory prepares tissue for examination at ultrastructural resolution, typically by embedding it, cutting very thin sections, and viewing them with an electron microscope. A pathologist interprets the findings. A familiar use is evaluating a kidney biopsy for changes in glomerular basement membranes, deposits, or other features that help characterize renal disease. The service may also be used for other tissue when the diagnostic question requires ultrastructural detail.

Report 88348 for the diagnostic electron microscopy service, not simply because a specimen was submitted for routine microscopic review. The pathology documentation should identify the tissue examined, the reason for the study, and the electron-microscopic findings and interpretation. CMS recognizes a professional component for the interpretation, reported with modifier 26, and a technical component for equipment and staff, reported with modifier TC. Without either modifier, the code represents the global service. The professional and technical components are separately priced when billed with their respective modifiers.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How South Dakota compares for 88348

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 88348 runs from $416.12 in Arkansas to $669.30 in San Benito County, CA. South Dakota pays $475.31. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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88348 rates by state

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How the 88348 rate is calculated

Each of 88348’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 88348

The CMS indicators that decide how 88348 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 88348

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 88348 has changed in South Dakota

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Where the South Dakota rate applies

South Dakota is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 485 cities and communities in South Dakota. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Aberdeen
• Agar
• Agency Village
• Akaska
• Albee
• Alcester
• Alexandria
• Allen

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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