Prostate biopsy in Pittsburgh, PA costs $428 to $14,880. Here's every hospital's price.
7 hospitals in the Pittsburgh, PA 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 Pittsburgh, PA metro area, 7 hospitals list a cash price for prostate biopsy (CPT 55700). The lowest is $428 at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, the median is $1,027 and the highest is $14,880 at Penn Highlands Mon Valley. The most expensive hospital lists 35 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Pittsburgh, PA median of $1,027 is 46% below the national median of $1,904 across 817 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
11 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $90 to $30,392. 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. 20 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 onlyPittsburgh · 5 mi · File Mar 2026
Washington · 28 mi · File Mar 2026
Beaver · 29 mi · File Mar 2026
Sewickley · 17 mi · File Mar 2026
New Castle · 45 mi · File Mar 2026
Pittsburgh · 5 mi · File Mar 2026
Monongahela · 20 mi · File Feb 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 Pittsburgh, PA without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Acmh Hospitalcode not in file
- Ahn Emerus Westmoreland, LLCWebsite blocks automated reading
- Ahn Wexford HospitalFile could not be read
- Allegheny General HospitalFile could not be read
- Allegheny Valley HospitalFile could not be read
- Canonsburg General HospitalFile could not be read
- Children's Home of Pittsburghcode not in file
- Excela Health - Frick HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Excela Health Latrobe HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Excela Health Westmoreland Regional HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Forbes HospitalFile could not be read
- Independence Health System Butler Memorial HospitaWebsite blocks automated reading
- Jefferson HospitalFile could not be read
- Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health Systemcode not in file
- St Clair HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Uniontown HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- UPMC Mckeesport Hospitalcode not in file
- UPMC Passavantcode not in file
- UPMC St Margaretcode not in file
- West Penn HospitalFile could not be read