Surgery and procedures CPT 55700 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Prostate biopsy in Williston, ND — inpatient

In Williston, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Prostate biopsy as an inpatient: from $248.82 to $248.82, with a median of $248.82.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 55700, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$248.82Mercy Medical Center
Median$248.82half pay less
Highest$248.82in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Medical Center Williston, ND BIOPSY OF PROSTATE URC PF $248.82 $429.00 42% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $248.82, median $248.82, highest $248.82.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $248.82 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 55700 ($1,794.46). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Mercy Medical Center Williston, NDBIOPSY OF PROSTATE URC FAC $82.36 file