The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Electron Microscopy
Order Code: EC COM
Order Form: H-1 Surgical Pathology or IPR Req 		  Electron Microscopy Lab
28 MRC
335-7773 
Specimen
 
Tissue
Minimum:
 
Wet tissue is taken to Surgical Pathology Laboratory, 5804 JPP, to be 
cut into 3 to 10 1 x 1 x 1 mm pieces and fixed in 2.5% glutaradehyde 
for delivery to the Electron Microsocpy Laboratory.
Analytic Time:
 
1 week
Reference Range:
 
The pathologist will provide an interpretative report.
Methodology:
 
Diagnostic Electron Microscopy
CPT Code:
 
88348 Diagnostic Electron Microscopy (EM) (technical and professional)
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Updated: 12/19/2007

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