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Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue

Alabama 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 4 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$74.13$58.88 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$52.48 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $45 to $115Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $52 to $100
$50$100facility $79professional $74

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
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$89.13

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 37th of 51

$74.13

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.