Surgery and procedures CPT 55700 Outpatient

Prostate biopsy cost in Mount Airy, NC

In Mount Airy, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for prostate biopsy: from $254.32 to $254.32, with a median of $254.32. Across North Carolina, the median is $897.95 at 27 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 55700, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$254.32Northern Regional Hospital

Median$254.32half of hospitals charge less

Highest$254.32in this market

Difference1.0×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 Mount Airy, NC.

median

Lowest $254.32Highest $1,595.96

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Northern Regional Hospital lowest Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 Biopsy, Prostate-SPL-Prof source file	$254.32	$374.00	$794.72–$1,891.04	32%
Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 Biopsy, Prostate-SPL-Tech source file	$1,341.64	$1,973.00	$794.72–$1,891.04	32%
Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 Biopsy, Prostate-SPL source file	$1,595.96	$2,347.00	$794.72–$1,891.04	32%

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.

Outpatient: lowest $254.32, median $254.32, highest $254.32.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $254.32. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and below every plan's rate. 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.