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Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $85.11 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$70.79$63.10 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$85.11$70.79 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $55 to $295Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $46 to $115
$50$100$200facility $85professional $71

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
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$89.13
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 42nd 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.