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Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue

Illinois 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 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 6 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$67.61$45.71 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$89.13 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $74 to $263Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $3 to $155
$5$20$100$500facility $138professional $68

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
$72.44
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$134.90
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 34th of 51

$75.86

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.