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Prostate biopsy in Milwaukee, WI costs $1,210 to $1,372. Here's every hospital's price.

6 hospitals in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, 6 hospitals list a cash price for prostate biopsy (CPT 55700). The lowest is $1,210 at Aurora Medical Ctr Washington County, the median is $1,210 and the highest is $1,372 at Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital.

The Milwaukee, WI median of $1,210 is 53% 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 $205 to $16,897. 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 March 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.

$1,210
lowest cash price in Milwaukee, WI
Aurora Medical Ctr Washington County · 38 mi
$1,210
median cash price
6 hospitals
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Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Aurora Medical Ctr Washington County

Hartford · 38 mi · File Nov 2025

$1,210
list $2,420 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center

Milwaukee · 7 mi · File Nov 2025

$1,210
list $2,420 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Aurora Medical Center

Grafton · 29 mi · File Nov 2025

$1,210
list $2,420 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Ascension St Francis Hospital

Milwaukee · 6 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,372
list $2,588 · lowest of 3 lines
5
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital

Milwaukee · 13 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,372
list $2,588
6
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital

Franklin · 6 mi · File Jan 2026

$1,372
list $2,588
7
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee

Milwaukee · 10 mi · File Jan 2026

8
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin

Glendale · 13 mi · File Jan 2026

9
Aurora Medical Center - Summit

Summit · 32 mi · File Nov 2025

10
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin

Milwaukee · 12 mi · File Mar 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 Milwaukee, WI 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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