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Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue

South Carolina 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 5 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$69.18$69.18 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$93.33 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $69 to $468Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $65 to $93
$50$100$200$500facility $214professional $69

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
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90
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
$104.71

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 41st of 51

$70.79

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.