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Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue

Connecticut 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $138 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 5 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$57.54$57.54 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$87.10 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $87 to $245Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $47 to $100
$50$100$200facility $138professional $58

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
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$128.82
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$154.88

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 50th of 51

$61.66

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.