Surgery and procedures CPT 55700 Outpatient

Prostate biopsy in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Prostate biopsy: from $2,243.00 to $3,343.77, with a median of $2,793.39. The lowest listed price is at Landmark Medical Center.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 55700, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,243.00Landmark Medical Center
Median$2,793.39half pay less
Highest$3,343.77in 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median
Lowest $2,243.00Highest $3,343.77

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket, RI Hc Biopsy Of Prostate,Needle/Punch $2,243.00 $7,532.10 70% Sep 1, 2026
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South County Health Wakefield, RI Biopsy, prostate; needle or punch, single or multiple, any approach $3,343.77 $5,572.95 40%
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Outpatient: lowest $2,243.00, median $2,793.39, highest $3,343.77 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

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.