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Prostate removal (laparoscopic) in Boston, MA-NH costs $15,000. Here's every hospital's price.

1 hospitals in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area publish a cash price for prostate removal (laparoscopic) (CPT 55866). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, 1 hospitals list a cash price for prostate removal (laparoscopic) (CPT 55866). The lowest is $15,000 at Cambridge Health Alliance, the median is $15,000 and the highest is $15,000.

The Boston, MA-NH median of $15,000 is 51% above the national median of $9,925 across 319 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

3 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $260 to $20,624. 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. 38 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.

$15,000
lowest cash price in Boston, MA-NH
Cambridge Health Alliance · 11 mi
$15,000
median cash price
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Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Cambridge Health Alliance

Cambridge · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$15,000
list $15,000
2
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital

Brockton · 30 mi · File Jan 2026

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3
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington

Burlington · 10 mi · File Apr 2026

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1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 55866. 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 55866, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About prostate removal (laparoscopic)

CPT 55866 is a laparoscopic or robotic radical prostatectomy: removal of the whole prostate for cancer, with lymph nodes when needed. It is a two- to four-hour operation with a one- or two-night hospital stay and several weeks of recovery. Most hospitals bill it as an inpatient stay under a DRG rather than by this CPT code, so the number here is often a component rather than the whole episode.

What the price covers

The hospital's price is the facility fee for the operating room, robotic equipment, nursing and supplies for the operation itself. Room and board for the stay, the surgeon, anesthesia, pathology and follow-up are separate. Ask for the inpatient package price if you are paying cash.

Why prices vary

Robotic prostatectomy is concentrated at high-volume centers, and their listed prices are high but their outcomes are usually better. Surgeon experience matters more than price for this operation; use these numbers to check a bill and to compare between experienced surgeons, not to pick the cheapest.

Questions to ask

  • What is the total self-pay price for the episode, not just 55866?
  • What do surgeon, anesthesia and pathology add?
  • How many of these operations does the surgeon do per year?

Hospitals in Boston, MA-NH 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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