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Prostate removal (laparoscopic) in Los Angeles, CA costs $937 to $69,592. Here's every hospital's price.

3 hospitals in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for prostate removal (laparoscopic) (CPT 55866). The lowest is $937 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the median is $18,448 and the highest is $69,592 at Pacifica Hospital of the Valley. The most expensive hospital lists 74 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Los Angeles, CA median of $18,448 is 97% above the national median of $9,368 across 296 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

26 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $972 to $69,592. 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 April 2026. 74 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.

$937
lowest cash price in Los Angeles, CA
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · 12 mi
$17,511 below the median
$18,448
median cash price
3 hospitals
74×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
3/100
hospitals with a cash price
74 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles · 12 mi · File Nov 2025

$937
list $1,441 · lowest of 37 lines
2
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

Marina Del Rey · 17 mi · File Nov 2025

$18,448
list $28,381
3
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley

Sun Valley · 15 mi · File Nov 2025

$69,592
list $69,592
4
Providence St. Joseph Hospital

Orange · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

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5
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro

San Pedro · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

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6
Community Hospital of Huntington Park

Huntington Park · 9 mi · File Feb 2026

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7
Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital

Santa Monica · 18 mi · File Mar 2026

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8
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles

Los Angeles · 6 mi · File Apr 2026

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9
Providence St. Jude Medical Center

Fullerton · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

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10
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr

Burbank · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

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11
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Los Angeles · 15 mi · File Mar 2026

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12
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center

Mission Hills · 20 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 Los Angeles, CA 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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