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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 July 2026.

How much does Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue cost?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $138 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 9 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$52.48$46.77 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$87.10 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $60 to $240Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $35 to $135
$50$100$200$500facility $138professional $52

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
$61.66
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$169.82
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$426.58
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$199.53
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$169.82
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$91.20
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$457.09
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$169.82
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$100.00
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$104.71

Where New York 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.

New York· 35th of 51

$74.13

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.