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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 July 2026.

How much does Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$200 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$64.57 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $65 to $417Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $87 to $355
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $65professional $263

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$125.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$87.10
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$354.81
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$263.03

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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

$191

AK $191FL $61.66

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.