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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 July 2026.

How much does Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue cost?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $170 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$70.79$69.18 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$107 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $74 to $407Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $52 to $148
$50$100$200$500facility $170professional $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
$74.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$208.93
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$154.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$125.89
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$151.36
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$309.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$257.04
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$131.83

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 26th of 51

$83.18

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.