Prostate biopsy in Denver, CO costs $1,197 to $3,324. Here's every hospital's price.
8 hospitals in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area, 8 hospitals list a cash price for prostate biopsy (CPT 55700). The lowest is $1,197 at Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital, the median is $1,517 and the highest is $3,324 at Adventhealth Castle Rock. The most expensive hospital lists 2.8 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Denver, CO median of $1,517 is 41% below the national median of $2,566 across 331 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
8 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $122 to $7,112. 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 April 2026. 14 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyLakewood · 23 mi · File Feb 2026
Westminster · 36 mi · File Feb 2026
Lakewood · 23 mi · File Feb 2026
Denver · 21 mi · File Apr 2026
Denver · 17 mi · File Apr 2026
Littleton · 11 mi · File Apr 2026
Parker · 11 mi · File Apr 2026
Castle Rock · 2 mi · File Apr 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 55700. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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 Denver, CO without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Children's Hospital Coloradocode not in file
- HCA Healthone Mountain RidgeNo price file found
- HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. LukesNo website on record
- HCA Healthone RoseNo price file found
- HCA-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical CenterNo price file found
- Intermountain Health Lutheran HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Intermountain Health Platte Valley HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- National Jewish Healthcode not in file
- Saint Joseph HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Sky Ridge Medical CenterNo price file found
- The Medical Center of Aurora & South HospitalNo price file found
- Uchealth Broomfield HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Uchealth Highlands Ranch HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- University of Colorado Hospital AuthorityWebsite blocks automated reading