Skip to main content
PricedCare

Prostate biopsy in Los Angeles, CA costs $358 to $13,033. Here's every hospital's price.

21 hospitals in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, 21 hospitals list a cash price for prostate biopsy (CPT 55700). The lowest is $358 at Providence St. Joseph Hospital, the median is $3,636 and the highest is $13,033 at Pacifica Hospital of the Valley. The most expensive hospital lists 36 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Los Angeles, CA median of $3,636 is 42% above the national median of $2,566 across 331 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

32 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $87 to $26,648. 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 November 2025 and September 2026. 68 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.

$358
lowest cash price in Los Angeles, CA
Providence St. Joseph Hospital · 29 mi
$3,278 below the median
$3,636
median cash price
21 hospitals
36×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
21/100
hospitals with a cash price
68 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Providence St. Joseph Hospital

Orange · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

$358
list $448 · lowest of 4 lines
2
UCI Health-Orange

Orange · 28 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,751
list $4,378 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

Marina Del Rey · 17 mi · File Nov 2025

$2,455
list $3,777 · lowest of 4 lines
4
Saint Francis Medical Center

Lynwood · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$2,566
list $6,444
5
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center

Garden Grove · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$2,566
list $1,851
6
West Anaheim Medical Center

Anaheim · 22 mi · File Sep 2026

$2,566
list $1,851
7
Huntington Beach Hospital

Huntington Beach · 30 mi · File Sep 2026

$2,566
list $1,851
8
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital

La Palma · 20 mi · File Sep 2026

$2,566
list $1,851
9
Providence St. Jude Medical Center

Fullerton · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$2,825
list $5,885 · lowest of 10 lines
10
Saint John's Health Center

Santa Monica · 18 mi · File Apr 2026

$3,584
list $10,239 · lowest of 9 lines
11
Providence Mission Hospital

Mission Viejo · 48 mi · File Apr 2026

$3,636
list $7,575 · lowest of 10 lines
12
Community Hospital of Huntington Park

Huntington Park · 9 mi · File Feb 2026

$6,060
list $6,060 · 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 Los Angeles, CA without a price for this procedure

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

Questions people ask