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Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue

Washington, DC 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $148 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$66.07$66.07 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$66.07 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $66 to $447Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $66 to $224
$50$100$200$500facility $148professional $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
$66.07
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$691.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$109.65

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$66.07

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.