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Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue

Vermont 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$112$112 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$87.10 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $31 to $1,148Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $56 to $112
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $501professional $112

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$112.20
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$194.98

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Vermont $112 · 8th of 51
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.