Prostate biopsy cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for prostate biopsy: from $1,238.33 to $3,306.40, with a median of $1,769.60. The lowest listed price is at Valley Medical Center — $531.27 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $1,836.00 at 25 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,769.60, is 27% below the US median of $2,419.00.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 cities for code 55700, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Medical Center lowest Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 Prostate Needle Biopsy Any Approach File of Mar 12, 2026 · source file | $1,238.33 | $1,769.04 | — | 30% |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC PROSTATE BIOPSY File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $1,490.21 | $5,170.00 | $2,321.86–$10,216.18 | 71% |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC PROSTATE BIOPSY File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $1,572.45 | $5,170.00 | $2,321.86–$10,216.18 | 70% |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC PROSTATE BIOPSY File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $1,578.69 | $5,170.00 | $2,223.10–$9,348.29 | 69% |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC PROSTATE BIOPSY File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $1,622.47 | $5,170.00 | $2,280.07–$10,216.18 | 69% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC PROSTATE BIOPSY File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $1,712.30 | $5,170.00 | $2,321.86–$10,216.18 | 67% |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA · (360) 825-2505 HC PROSTATE BIOPSY File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $1,826.90 | $5,170.00 | $878.90–$8,619.94 | 65% |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 NEEDLE BX, PROSTATE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,676.99 | $5,249.00 | $3,149.40–$4,199.20 | 49% |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC BIOPSY OF PROSTATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,201.60 | $6,670.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC BIOPSY OF PROSTATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,201.60 | $6,670.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC BIOPSY OF PROSTATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,201.60 | $6,670.00 | — | 52% |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC BX PROSTATE,NEEDLE, SNGLE/M File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $3,306.40 | $4,133.00 | $351.31–$7,728.70 | 20% |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC BIOPSY OF PROSTATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,869.44 | $12,228.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC BIOPSY OF PROSTATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,869.44 | $12,228.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC BIOPSY OF PROSTATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,869.44 | $12,228.00 | — | 52% |
| Valley Medical Center Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 Prostate Needle Biopsy Any Approach File of Mar 12, 2026 · source file | $9,441.87 | $13,488.39 | — | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $1,238.33, median $1,769.60, highest $3,306.40 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $1,769.60. 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 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 it is 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 prostate biopsy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Prostate biopsy explained.