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Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue

Colorado 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $224 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 7 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$66.07$60.26 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$117 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $68 to $447Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $37 to $83
$50$100$200$500facility $224professional $66

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
$54.95
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$104.71
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$131.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$125.89
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$186.21
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$83.18

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 28th of 51

$83.18

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.