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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 July 2026.

How much does Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue cost?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $195 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 4 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$67.61$66.07 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$105 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $87 to $417Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $47 to $129
$50$100$200$500facility $195professional $68

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
$104.71
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$128.82

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 20th of 51

$87.10

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.