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Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue

Alaska rates for HCPCS 84233

A laboratory test on a sample of tumor tissue that measures how much estrogen receptor the cancer cells carry. Cancers rich in these receptors are usually fed by hormones and often respond well to hormone-blocking treatment.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue cost?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $339 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$200$102 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$245 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $87 to $1,023Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $79 to $295
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $339professional $200

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
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$125.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$1,023.29
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$630.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$263.03

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.2 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$200

AK $200AL $47.86

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.