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Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue

New York 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$57.54$35.48 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$38.02 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $38 to $229Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $35 to $178
$20$50$100$200$500facility $87professional $58

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
$46.77
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$199.53
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$426.58
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$199.53
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$169.82
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$97.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$131.83
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$100.00
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$97.72
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
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.79

Where New York 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.

New York· 49th of 51

$57.54

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.