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Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue

Pennsylvania 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $132 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$70.79$56.23 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$87.10 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $71 to $479Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $41 to $112
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $132professional $71

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
$74.13
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.79
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$154.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$125.89
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$131.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$302.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$74.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.79
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$562.34
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$131.83

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 27th of 51

$74.13

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.