Prostate biopsy in St. Louis, MO-IL
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Prostate biopsy: from $2,212.56 to $13,257.54, with a median of $6,726.68. The lowest listed price is at St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 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 —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis lowest Highland, IL HC BX PROSTATE NEEDLE/PUNCH | $2,212.56 | $3,073.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC BX PROSTATE NEEDLE/PUNCH | $4,062.96 | $5,643.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Bx Prostate Needle/Punch | $6,545.67 | $10,070.26 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO Bx Prostate Needle/Punch | $6,907.69 | $10,627.21 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Bx Prostate Needle/Punch | $12,274.08 | $18,883.20 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Bx Prostate Needle/Punch | $13,257.54 | $20,396.21 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,212.56, median $6,726.68, highest $13,257.54 — a 6.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,137.76. 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.