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Prostate biopsy in Houston, TX costs $205 to $5,409. Here's every hospital's price.

16 hospitals in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, 16 hospitals list a cash price for prostate biopsy (CPT 55700). The lowest is $205 at University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, the median is $1,966 and the highest is $5,409 at Houston Methodist Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 26 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Houston, TX median of $1,966 is 23% below the national median of $2,566 across 331 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

16 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $40 to $7,221. 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 March 2023 and April 2026. 44 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.

$205
lowest cash price in Houston, TX
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston · 48 mi
$1,761 below the median
$1,966
median cash price
16 hospitals
26×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
16/60
hospitals with a cash price
44 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

Galveston · 48 mi · Older file Mar 2023

$205
list $911 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Baylor St Lukes Medical Center

Houston · 7 mi · File Feb 2026

$850
list $2,428 · lowest of 4 lines
3
St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$850
list $2,428 · lowest of 4 lines
4
St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital

Sugar Land · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

$850
list $2,428 · lowest of 4 lines
5
Chi St Lukes Lakeside Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$850
list $2,428 · lowest of 4 lines
6
St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage

Houston · 19 mi · File Feb 2026

$850
list $2,428 · lowest of 4 lines
7
St Luke's Patients Medical Center

Pasadena · 16 mi · File Feb 2026

$908
list $2,594 · lowest of 4 lines
8
Harris Health

Houston · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,966
list $3,119 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital

Baytown · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$3,040
list $6,079 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital

Nassau Bay · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$3,040
list $6,079 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital

Sugar Land · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$3,040
list $6,079
12
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital

Houston · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$3,040
list $6,079 · lowest of 2 lines
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 Houston, TX 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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