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Estrogen Receptor Test on Tumor Tissue

Washington 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $129 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$79.43$52.48 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$97.72 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $87 to $240Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $37 to $102
$50$100$200facility $129professional $79

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$85.11
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$239.88
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$120.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$177.83
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$239.88
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$104.71
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$239.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$89.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$158.49
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.98

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 24th of 51

$83.18

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.