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Prostate biopsy in Seattle, WA costs $1,238 to $3,306. Here's every hospital's price.

11 hospitals in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, 11 hospitals list a cash price for prostate biopsy (CPT 55700). The lowest is $1,238 at Valley Medical Center, the median is $1,712 and the highest is $3,306 at Cascade Valley Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 2.7 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Seattle, WA median of $1,712 is 33% below the national median of $2,566 across 331 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

13 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $7 to $10,403. 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 January 2026 and April 2026. 14 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.

$1,238
lowest cash price in Seattle, WA
Valley Medical Center · 18 mi
$474 below the median
$1,712
median cash price
11 hospitals
2.7×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
11/27
hospitals with a cash price
14 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Valley Medical Center

Renton · 18 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,238
list $1,769 · lowest of 2 lines
2
St Clare Hospital

Lakewood · 39 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,490
list $5,170 · lowest of 2 lines
3
St Anthony Hospital

Gig Harbor · 38 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,572
list $5,170 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Highline Medical Center

Burien · 24 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,579
list $5,170 · lowest of 2 lines
5
St Francis Community Hospital

Federal Way · 27 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,622
list $5,170 · lowest of 2 lines
6
St Joseph Medical Center

Tacoma · 33 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,712
list $5,170 · lowest of 2 lines
7
St Elizabeth Hospital

Enumclaw · 21 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,827
list $5,170 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Virginia Mason Medical Center

Seattle · 24 mi · File Jan 2026

$2,677
list $5,249 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill

Seattle · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$3,202
list $6,670 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Swedish Issaquah

Issaquah · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

$3,202
list $6,670 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Cascade Valley Hospital

Arlington · 50 mi · File Mar 2026

$3,306
list $4,133
12
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett

Everett · 39 mi · File Apr 2026

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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 Seattle, WA 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