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Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue

Maryland 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $53.70 to $70.79.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $43 to $115Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $40 to $87
$50$100$200facility $58professional $66

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$66.07
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 42nd of 51

$66.07

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.