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Prostate biopsy in Boston, MA-NH costs $472 to $3,000. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area publish a cash price for prostate biopsy (CPT 55700). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for prostate biopsy (CPT 55700). The lowest is $472 at Lowell General Hospital, the median is $2,930 and the highest is $3,000 at Cambridge Health Alliance. The most expensive hospital lists 6.4 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Boston, MA-NH median of $2,930 is 44% above the national median of $2,038 across 774 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

6 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $108 to $4,605. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between January 2026 and April 2026. 35 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$472
lowest cash price in Boston, MA-NH
Lowell General Hospital · 19 mi
$2,458 below the median
$2,930
median cash price
5 hospitals
6.4×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/41
hospitals with a cash price
35 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Lowell General Hospital

Lowell · 19 mi · File Apr 2026

$472
list $674 · lowest of 3 lines
2
Tufts Medical Center

Boston · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$2,894
list $4,134 · lowest of 3 lines
3
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington

Burlington · 10 mi · File Apr 2026

$2,930
list $2,930
4
Melrosewakefield Healthcare

Melrose · 4 mi · File Apr 2026

$2,981
list $4,259 · lowest of 3 lines
5
Cambridge Health Alliance

Cambridge · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$3,000
list $3,000
6
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital

Brockton · 30 mi · File Jan 2026

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1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 55700. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 55700, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About prostate biopsy

CPT 55700 is a needle biopsy of the prostate, usually guided by ultrasound through the rectum (or through the skin of the perineum), taking twelve or more tissue samples to check for cancer after an elevated PSA or an abnormal exam. It takes 15 to 20 minutes, typically with local anesthesia.

What the price covers

The hospital's price is the facility fee for the procedure room, ultrasound and supplies. The urologist, the ultrasound guidance (76872) and the pathology for each sample are billed separately. Pathology on twelve cores can cost more than the biopsy itself, so ask how it is billed. An MRI-fusion biopsy uses additional codes.

Why prices vary

Many urologists perform prostate biopsies in their own office, where the total is often far below a hospital's facility fee. Hospital prices within a metro area vary several times.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 55700, plus ultrasound guidance and pathology?
  • Is pathology billed per core or as one charge?
  • Can the biopsy be done in the urologist's office?

Hospitals in Boston, MA-NH without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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