Surgery and procedures CPT 55700 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Prostate biopsy cost in Akron, OH — inpatient

In Akron, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for prostate biopsy as an inpatient: from $3,146.75 to $4,624.95, with a median of $3,885.85. The lowest listed price is at Summa Health System — $739.10 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $2,160.00 at 60 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 55700, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$3,146.75Summa Health System

Median$3,885.85half of hospitals charge less

Highest$4,624.95in this market

Difference1.5×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Akron, OH.

median

Lowest $3,146.75Highest $4,879.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Summa Health System lowest Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc Asc Bx Prostate Sing/Mult Any Appr File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$3,146.75	$3,146.75	—	—
Western Reserve Cuyahoga Falls, OH · (330) 971-7000 BIOPSY OF PROSTATE source file	$4,624.95	$8,409.00	$2,186.34–$2,346.11	45%
Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc Bx Prostate Sing/Mult Any Appr File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$4,879.25	$4,879.25	—	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking.

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth.

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less.

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing.

Inpatient: lowest $3,146.75, median $3,885.85, highest $4,624.95 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,885.85 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A prostate biopsy uses a needle to take small tissue samples from the prostate, usually guided by ultrasound through the rectum or the skin between the scrotum and anus. It is used to check for prostate cancer, often after a high PSA or abnormal exam.

What the price covers

The price covers the biopsy procedure. Ultrasound or MRI guidance, the pathologist's exam of each sample, and sedation are usually billed separately.