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Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue

Kentucky 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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$69.18$35.48 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$72.44 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $69 to $209Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $35 to $120
$20$50$100$200facility $79professional $69

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
$69.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$89.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$89.13

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 45th of 51

$70.79

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.