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Prostate biopsy in Columbus, OH costs $341 to $8,534. Here's every hospital's price.

10 hospitals in the Columbus, OH 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 Columbus, OH metro area, 10 hospitals list a cash price for prostate biopsy (CPT 55700). The lowest is $341 at Grady Memorial Hospital, the median is $2,395 and the highest is $8,534 at Memorial Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 25 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Columbus, OH median of $2,395 is 7% below the national median of $2,566 across 331 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

10 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $50,000. 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 February 2026 and July 2026. 8 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.

$341
lowest cash price in Columbus, OH
Grady Memorial Hospital · 27 mi
$2,053 below the median
$2,395
median cash price
10 hospitals
25×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
10/20
hospitals with a cash price
8 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Grady Memorial Hospital

Delaware · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$341
list $525
2
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus · 8 mi · File Apr 2026

$582
list $647
3
Riverside Methodist Hospital

Columbus · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,395
list $2,146
4
Dublin Methodist Hospital

Dublin · 20 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,395
list $2,146
5
Mount Carmel St Ann's

Westerville · 12 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,395
list $3,684 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Mount Carmel East & West

Columbus · 1 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,395
list $3,684 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital

New Albany · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,395
list $3,684
8
Mount Carmel Dublin

Dublin · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,395
list $3,684 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Berger Hospital

Circleville · 25 mi · File Apr 2026

$2,536
list $3,902 · lowest of 3 lines
10
Memorial Hospital

Marysville · 33 mi · File Mar 2026

$8,534
list $13,129
11
Fairfield Medical Center

Lancaster · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

12
Ohio State University State Health System

Columbus · 10 mi · File Jul 2026

list $4,667
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 Columbus, OH 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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