Prostate biopsy cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for prostate biopsy: from $3,148.80 to $9,221.00, with a median of $9,221.00. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley — $6,072.20 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $6,059.55 at 61 hospitals.
- The median here, $9,221.00, is 281% above the US median of $2,419.00.
- San Francisco, CA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 11 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 cities for code 55700, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 26, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley lowest Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Biopsy of Prostate File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,148.80 | $7,872.00 | — | 60% |
| MarinHealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CA · (415) 925-7900 BIOPSY OF PROSTATE GLAND File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $5,650.80 | $9,418.00 | $2,330.00–$15,538.00 | 40% |
| MarinHealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CA · (415) 925-7900 BIOPSY OF PROSTATE File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $5,989.85 | $9,983.08 | $2,330.00–$15,538.00 | 40% |
| Eden Medical Center Castro Valley, CA · (510) 537-1234 HCHG BIOPSY PROSTATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,221.00 | $9,221.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG BIOPSY PROSTATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,221.00 | $9,221.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG BIOPSY PROSTATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,221.00 | $9,221.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center Antioch, CA · (925) 779-7200 HCHG BIOPSY PROSTATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,221.00 | $9,221.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG BIOPSY PROSTATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,221.00 | $9,221.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG BIOPSY PROSTATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,221.00 | $9,221.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Herrick Campus Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG BIOPSY PROSTATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,221.00 | $9,221.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG BIOPSY PROSTATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,221.00 | $9,221.00 | — | — |
| Novato Community Hospital Novato, CA · (415) 209-1300 HCHG BIOPSY PROSTATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,221.00 | $9,221.00 | — | — |
| Mills Health Center San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG BIOPSY PROSTATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,221.00 | $9,221.00 | — | — |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG BIOPSY PROSTATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,221.00 | $9,221.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $3,148.80, median $9,221.00, highest $9,221.00 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $9,221.00. 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. 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 prostate biopsy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Prostate biopsy explained.