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Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue

Iowa 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 October 2026.

How much does Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue cost?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $126 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$87.10$56.23 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$100 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $87 to $234Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $52 to $191
$50$100$200facility $126professional $87

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$213.80
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$190.55
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$213.80
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$104.71
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Iowa· 15th of 51

$97.72

AK $200AL $47.86

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.