SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 55700, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell General Hospital
LOWELL, MA (Ia) HC Biopsy of Prostate Needle/Punch |
$471.80 | $674.00 | 30% | — file |
|
| Tufts Medical Center
BOSTON, MA (Ia) HC Biopsy of Prostate Needle/Punch |
$2,893.80 | $4,134.00 | 30% | — file |
|
| MELROSEWAKEFIELD HEALTHCARE
MELROSE, MA (Ia) HC Biopsy of Prostate Needle/Punch |
$2,981.30 | $4,259.00 | 30% | — file |
|
| Cambridge Health Alliance
CAMBRIDGE, MA HC Biopsy Prostate Needle |
$3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | — | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $471.80, median $2,937.55, highest $3,000.00 — a 6.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $2,937.55. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.