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Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue

Rhode Island 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $105 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$66.07$48.98 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$87.10 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $79 to $240Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $42 to $129
$50$100$200facility $105professional $66

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$147.91

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 32nd of 51

$70.79

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.