Prostate removal (laparoscopic) in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD costs $1,292 to $12,207. Here's every hospital's price.
5 hospitals in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for prostate removal (laparoscopic) (CPT 55866). The lowest is $1,292 at Jefferson Abington Hospital, the median is $3,965 and the highest is $12,207 at Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 9.4 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD median of $3,965 is 68% below the national median of $12,320 across 105 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
11 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $105 to $43,256. 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 September 2025 and April 2026. 40 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 onlyAbington · 18 mi · File Mar 2026
Darby · 3 mi · File Mar 2026
Langhorne · 29 mi · File Mar 2026
Philadelphia · 13 mi · File Dec 2025
East Norriton · 18 mi · File Dec 2025
Elmer · 22 mi · File Mar 2026
Meadowbrook · 19 mi · File Sep 2025
Philadelphia · 9 mi · File Mar 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 55866. 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 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 Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Chester County HospitalNo price file found
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphiacode not in file
- Christiana HospitalFile in an unsupported format
- Cooper University HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Crozer Chester Medical CenterNo price file found
- Deborah Heart and Lung CenterNo price file found
- Doylestown HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Eagleville HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Hospital of Univ of PennsylvaniaNo price file found
- Jefferson Health- NortheastNo website on record
- Kensington HospitalNo price file found
- Lower Bucks Hospitalcode not in file
- Main Line Hospital LankenauFile in an unsupported format
- Nazareth HospitalNo website on record
- Nemours Children's Hospital, Delawarecode not in file
- Paoli HospitalFile in an unsupported format
- Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterNo price file found
- Pennsylvania HospitalNo price file found
- Phoenixville Hospitalcode not in file
- Physicians Care Surgical Hospitalcode not in file
- Pottstown Hospitalcode not in file
- Riddle Memorial HospitalFile in an unsupported format
- Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospitalcode not in file
- Roxborough Memorial Hospitalcode not in file
- Shriners Hospitals for Children - Philadelphiacode not in file
- St Christopher's Hospital for Childrencode not in file
- St Francis Hospitalcode not in file
- St Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusWebsite blocks automated reading
- St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks CampusFile could not be read
- Suburban Community HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Temple Health - Chestnut Hill HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Temple University HospitalNo website on record
- Union Hospital of Cecil CountyFile in an unsupported format
- Valley Forge Medical Centercode not in file
- Virtua Mount Holly Hospitalcode not in file
- Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospitalcode not in file
- Virtua Willingboro Hospitalcode not in file
- Weisman Childrens Rehabilitation Hospitalcode not in file
- West Jersey HospitalFile could not be read
- Wills Eye Hospitalcode not in file