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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

88362 in El Centro

Office / nonfacility

$232.34

Base rate per service

Facility setting

Not available in this setting

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Surgical pathology

About 88362: Peripheral nerve teasing preparation

Reports preparation of peripheral nerve biopsy tissue into individual fibers for microscopic evaluation during workup of suspected neuropathy.

A nerve teasing preparation separates peripheral nerve biopsy tissue into individual fibers so the pathologist can examine their structure microscopically. A surgical pathologist or neuropathologist typically performs or interprets this specialized work in a hospital pathology laboratory or reference laboratory. It is used when evaluation of individual nerve fibers is needed in a neuropathy workup, rather than for routine examination of tissue sections alone.

Report 88362 when the teasing preparation is performed. Documentation should identify the nerve specimen and support the specialized preparation and diagnostic evaluation. CMS recognizes a global service when billed without a modifier. Modifier 26 identifies the professional interpretation, while modifier TC identifies the technical work, including equipment and staff. The professional and technical portions have separate pricing under CMS.

CMS billing rules for 88362

Professional and technical components
Diagnostic test with a professional component (modifier 26, interpretation) and a technical component (modifier TC, equipment and staff); billing without a modifier is the global service.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU2.12 · 32%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU4.34 · 66%
  • Malpractice RVU0.08 · 1%

101

Medicare services in 2024 · #4880 by national volume

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.

88362 compared with similar codes

Office rates for El Centro, from the same CMS release.

88356

Nerve analysis

Quantitative morphometry

$236.77

Choose 88362 for the nerve teasing preparation. Choose 88356 when the service is morphometric analysis of nerve.

88305

Tissue pathology exam

Level IV specimen

$74.58

88305 represents routine surgical pathology examination of a biopsy specimen; 88362 represents specialized teasing preparation of nerve fibers.

88348

Electron microscopy

Diagnostic tissue examination

$517.75

88348 is for diagnostic electron microscopy. 88362 is for preparation of teased nerve fibers for microscopic evaluation.

The same code, a different location

How does El Centro compare?

In Bakersfield, the office rate for 88362 is $232.66—$0.32 higher than the $232.34 rate in El Centro. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

88362 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. El Centro · This locality

    $232.34

  2. Bakersfield

    $232.66

    $0.32 higher than El Centro

  3. Chico

    $232.32

    $0.02 lower than El Centro

  4. Fresno

    $232.32

    $0.02 lower than El Centro

  5. Hanford-Corcoran

    $232.32

    $0.02 lower than El Centro

  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    $246.97

    $14.63 higher than El Centro

  7. Madera

    $232.32

    $0.02 lower than El Centro

Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 88362 ranges from $196.71 in Arkansas to $289.06 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.

Compare all 108 other payment areas

  • Merced

    California · 88362

    Office

    $232.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 88362

    Office

    $232.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 88362

    Office

    $267.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.35 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 88362

    Office

    $245.80

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.46 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 88362

    Office

    $232.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 88362

    Office

    $232.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 88362

    Office

    $233.24

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.90 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 88362

    Office

    $243.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.04 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 88362

    Office

    $242.45

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.11 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 88362

    Office

    $247.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.41 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 88362

    Office

    $283.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $50.82 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 88362

    Office

    $283.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $50.73 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 88362

    Office

    $289.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $56.72 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 88362

    Office

    $288.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $56.35 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 88362

    Office

    $238.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.22 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 88362

    Office

    $249.86

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.52 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 88362

    Office

    $243.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.91 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 88362

    Office

    $252.38

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.04 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 88362

    Office

    $232.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 88362

    Office

    $267.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.21 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 88362

    Office

    $232.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 88362

    Office

    $232.32

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.02 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 88362

    Office

    $248.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.03 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 88362

    Office

    $228.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.87 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 88362

    Office

    $223.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.22 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 88362

    Office

    $248.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.68 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 88362

    Office

    $262.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.73 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 88362

    Office

    $199.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.18 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 88362

    Office

    $196.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.63 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 88362

    Office

    $213.56

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.78 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 88362

    Office

    $227.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.36 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 88362

    Office

    $231.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.76 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 88362

    Office

    $216.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 88362

    Office

    $222.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.85 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 88362

    Office

    $213.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.93 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 88362

    Office

    $221.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 88362

    Office

    $203.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.04 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 88362

    Office

    $237.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.84 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 88362

    Office

    $204.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.83 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 88362

    Office

    $205.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.90 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 88362

    Office

    $209.55

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.79 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 88362

    Office

    $207.33

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.01 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 88362

    Office

    $224.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.43 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 88362

    Office

    $206.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.85 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 88362

    Office

    $203.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $29.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 88362

    Office

    $202.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.22 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 88362

    Office

    $210.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.09 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 88362

    Office

    $201.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.68 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 88362

    Office

    $249.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.83 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 88362

    Office

    $226.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.62 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 88362

    Office

    $230.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 88362

    Office

    $220.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.67 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 88362

    Office

    $205.84

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.50 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 88362

    Office

    $216.15

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.19 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 88362

    Office

    $215.20

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.14 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 88362

    Office

    $206.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.16 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 88362

    Office

    $220.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.58 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 88362

    Office

    $209.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.80 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 88362

    Office

    $211.49

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.85 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 88362

    Office

    $198.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $33.97 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 88362

    Office

    $197.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $34.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 88362

    Office

    $218.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.90 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 88362

    Office

    $207.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.58 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 88362

    Office

    $216.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.49 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 88362

    Office

    $205.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.72 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 88362

    Office

    $224.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.29 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 88362

    Office

    $246.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.94 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 88362

    Office

    $234.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.53 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 88362

    Office

    $206.95

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.39 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 88362

    Office

    $218.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.20 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 88362

    Office

    $252.66

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.32 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 88362

    Office

    $235.96

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.62 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 88362

    Office

    $250.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.20 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 88362

    Office

    $210.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.94 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 88362

    Office

    $205.85

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.49 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 88362

    Office

    $202.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $30.00 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 88362

    Office

    $234.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.64 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 88362

    Office

    $217.07

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.27 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 88362

    Office

    $226.18

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.16 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 88362

    Office

    $206.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.93 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 88362

    Office

    $220.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 88362

    Office

    $224.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.06 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 88362

    Office

    $207.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.32 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 88362

    Office

    $216.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.67 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 88362

    Office

    $204.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $28.33 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Austin

    Texas · 88362

    Office

    $226.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.65 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Beaumont

    Texas · 88362

    Office

    $205.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.13 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Brazoria

    Texas · 88362

    Office

    $217.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.22 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Dallas

    Texas · 88362

    Office

    $218.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.22 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Fort Worth

    Texas · 88362

    Office

    $216.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.63 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Galveston

    Texas · 88362

    Office

    $217.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.81 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Houston

    Texas · 88362

    Office

    $219.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 88362

    Office

    $210.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.55 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 88362

    Office

    $209.47

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.87 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 88362

    Office

    $215.19

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.15 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 88362

    Office

    $220.00

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.34 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 88362

    Office

    $215.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.67 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 88362

    Office

    $226.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.93 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 88362

    Office

    $254.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.06 higher than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 88362

    Office

    $210.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.84 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 88362

    Office

    $200.60

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $31.74 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 88362

    Office

    $217.75

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.59 lower than El Centro for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

88362 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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$196.71

$262.07

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$262.071
AL$199.161
AR$196.711
AZ$213.561
CA$232.32–$289.0629
CO$227.981
CT$231.581
DC$248.371
DE$216.791
FL$213.41–$228.473
GA$203.30–$221.512
GU$237.181
HI$237.181
IA$204.511
ID$205.441
IL$207.33–$224.914
IN$206.491
KS$203.201
KY$202.121
LA$201.66–$210.252
MA$226.72–$249.172
MD$220.67–$248.373
ME$205.84–$216.152
MI$206.18–$215.202
MN$220.761
MO$198.37–$211.493
MS$197.601
MT$218.441
NC$207.761
ND$216.851
NE$205.621
NH$224.051
NJ$234.87–$246.282
NM$206.951
NV$218.141
NY$210.40–$252.665
OH$205.851
OK$202.341
OR$217.07–$234.982
PA$206.41–$226.182
PR$220.001
RI$224.281
SC$207.021
SD$216.671
TN$204.011
TX$205.21–$226.698
UT$209.471
VA$215.19–$248.372
VI$220.001
VT$215.671
WA$226.41–$254.402
WI$210.501
WV$200.601
WY$217.751

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 88362 in El Centro. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$255.57

$232.34 × 110% = $255.57

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 88362 in El Centro.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

11,281

Code
88362
Physician work
2.12
Practice expense
4.34
Malpractice
0.08

GPCI2026.csv

10

Locality
El Centro
Physician work
1.017
Practice expense
1.096
Malpractice
0.541
Office / nonfacility calculation for 88362 in El Centro
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work2.12× 1.0172.1560
Practice expense4.34× 1.0964.7566
Malpractice0.08× 0.5410.0433
Total RVUs6.9560
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, El Centro$232.34

Values as parsed from CMS release RVU26D, effective 2026-10-01. The amount is rounded to the nearest cent only at the end.

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work2.121.017
Practice expense4.341.096
Malpractice0.080.541

(2.12 × 1.017 + 4.34 × 1.096 + 0.08 × 0.541) × $33.4009 = $232.34

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

88362 · Office / nonfacility

$232.34

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $5.06 lower than on 2025-10-01, moving from $237.40 to $232.34 (2.1%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $237.40changed to$232.34

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 2.17 changed to 2.12
    • Practice expense RVU 4.66 changed to 4.34
    • Work GPCI 1.014 changed to 1.017
    • Practice expense GPCI 1.093 changed to 1.096
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.570 changed to 0.541

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $237.40

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$232.34Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$232.34Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$232.34Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$232.34Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$237.40Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$237.40Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$237.40Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$237.40Not available in this settingRVU25A

88362 billing questions

How does 88362 differ from 88356?

88362 reports nerve teasing preparation. 88356 is for morphometric analysis of nerve, a quantitative analysis rather than the teased-fiber preparation alone.

Can 88362 be reported with routine examination of a nerve biopsy?

The teasing preparation is distinct from routine histologic examination of the biopsy. Document the separate work performed; 88305 is the related code for routine surgical pathology examination.

When should modifier 26 or TC be used?

Use modifier 26 for the professional interpretation and modifier TC for the technical work, including equipment and staff. Bill without a modifier when the same billing entity reports the global service.

What documentation supports 88362?

Identify the peripheral nerve specimen and document that it underwent teasing preparation for microscopic evaluation. The record should support the pathologist’s interpretation of the preparation.

Is 88362 the same as electron microscopy of nerve tissue?

No. 88362 covers teasing nerve fibers for microscopic evaluation; 88348 is for diagnostic electron microscopy.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

RVUs for 88362PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 11,281 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for El CentroGPCI2026.csv, line 10 (RVU26D)
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