Surgery and procedures CPT 55700 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Prostate biopsy cost in Crescent City, CA — inpatient

In Crescent City, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for prostate biopsy as an inpatient: from $7,341.00 to $7,341.00, with a median of $7,341.00. Across California, the median is $4,411.78 at 71 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 55700, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$7,341.00Sutter Coast Hospital
Median$7,341.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,341.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Sutter Coast Hospital Crescent City, CA · (707) 464-8511 HCHG BIOPSY PROSTATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $7,341.00 $7,341.00 — —
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. More
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. More
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. More
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. More

Inpatient: lowest $7,341.00, median $7,341.00, highest $7,341.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $7,341.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.