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Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue

Louisiana 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $120 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$97.72$69.18 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$100 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $87 to $316Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $44 to $126
$50$100$200$500facility $120professional $98

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
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$123.03
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$89.13

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 10th of 51

$107

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.