Prostate biopsy in St. Louis, MO-IL costs $2,823 to $12,274. Here's every hospital's price.
9 hospitals in the St. Louis, MO-IL 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 St. Louis, MO-IL metro area, 9 hospitals list a cash price for prostate biopsy (CPT 55700). The lowest is $2,823 at Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital, the median is $2,869 and the highest is $12,274 at Mercy Hospital Jefferson. The most expensive hospital lists 4.3 times the cheapest for the same code.
The St. Louis, MO-IL median of $2,869 is 12% above 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 $145 to $5,643. 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 2026 and June 2026. 25 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 onlySaint Louis · 10 mi · File Apr 2026
Saint Charles · 8 mi · File Apr 2026
Fenton · 16 mi · File Apr 2026
Saint Louis · 8 mi · File Apr 2026
Bridgeton · 5 mi · File Apr 2026
Lake Saint Louis · 24 mi · File Apr 2026
O Fallon · 25 mi · File Mar 2026
Washington · 38 mi · File Jun 2026
Crystal City · 38 mi · File Jun 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 St. Louis, MO-IL without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Alton Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Anderson HospitalFile could not be read
- Barnes Jewish HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Barnes-Jewish St Peters HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Carlinville Area HospitalNo website on record
- Christian Hospital NortheastWebsite blocks automated reading
- Community Hospital of StauntonNo website on record
- Gateway Regional Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Hshs Holy Family Hospital INCcode not in file
- Jersey Community HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Mercy Hospital Lincolncode not in file
- Mercy Hospital Southcode not in file
- Mercy Hospital St Louiscode not in file
- Missouri Baptist Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Missouri Baptist Sullivan HospitalNo website on record
- Progress West HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospitalcode not in file
- Red Bud Regional HospitalNo website on record
- Shriners Hospitals for Childrencode not in file
- St Joseph's HospitalNo website on record
- St Louis Childrens HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- St Lukes HospitalNo price file found
- Touchette Regional Hospital INCcode not in file