Prostate biopsy in Erie, PA
In Erie, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Prostate biopsy: from $3,124.80 to $8,063.06, with a median of $5,593.93. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Hamot.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Erie, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Hamot lowest Erie, PA BX PROSTATE NDL/PNCH SGL/MULT | $3,124.80 | $5,208.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Saint Vincent Health Center Erie, PA HC US BIOPHYSICAL PROSTATE PUNCH/NDL | $8,063.06 | $9,833.00 | 18% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,124.80, median $5,593.93, highest $8,063.06 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $5,593.93. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 55700 ($1,794.46). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Saint Vincent Health Center Erie, PAPR PROSTATE NEEDLE BIOPSY ANY APPROACH | $65.16 | file |