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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 October 2026.

How much does Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue cost?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $105 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$52.48$43.65 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$70.79 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $66 to $398Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $41 to $107
$50$100$200$500facility $105professional $52

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$109.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$87.10

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 35th of 51

$69.18

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.