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Prostate biopsy in Detroit, MI costs $176 to $6,962. Here's every hospital's price.

10 hospitals in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, 10 hospitals list a cash price for prostate biopsy (CPT 55700). The lowest is $176 at Mclaren Oakland, the median is $518 and the highest is $6,962 at Sinai-Grace Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 39 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Detroit, MI median of $518 is 80% below the national median of $2,566 across 331 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

14 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $9,098. 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 December 2025 and September 2026. 21 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.

$176
lowest cash price in Detroit, MI
Mclaren Oakland · 7 mi
$342 below the median
$518
median cash price
10 hospitals
39×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
10/36
hospitals with a cash price
21 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Mclaren Oakland

Pontiac · 7 mi · File Dec 2025

$176
list $353 · lowest of 11 lines
2
Mclaren Lapeer Region

Lapeer · 24 mi · File Dec 2025

$177
list $354 · lowest of 7 lines
3
Mclaren Port Huron

Port Huron · 43 mi · File Dec 2025

$177
list $354 · lowest of 9 lines
4
Mclaren Macomb

Mount Clemens · 18 mi · File Dec 2025

$177
list $354 · lowest of 10 lines
5
Karmanos Cancer Center

Detroit · 27 mi · File Dec 2025

$518
list $1,036 · lowest of 6 lines
6
Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital

Warren · 18 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,499
list $2,676 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Lake Huron Medical Center

Port Huron · 42 mi · File Sep 2026

$1,988
list $7,396 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Garden City Hospital

Garden City · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$1,988
list $8,965
9
Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital

Commerce Township · 18 mi · File May 2026

$2,011
list $2,681
10
Sinai-Grace Hospital

Detroit · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$6,962
list $9,282
11
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital

Clinton Township · 14 mi · File Jun 2026

12
Henry Ford Health Hospital

Detroit · 25 mi · File Jun 2026

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 Detroit, MI 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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