Prostate biopsy cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for prostate biopsy: from $471.80 to $11,990.65, with a median of $2,911.90. The lowest price is at Lowell General Hospital (Lowell). The highest price is 25.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,911.90, is 20% above the US median of $2,419.00.
- Massachusetts ranks 31st of 43 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 55700. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$471.80Lowell General Hospital
Median$2,911.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$11,990.65in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$2,440.10vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell General Hospital lowest Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (Ia) HC Biopsy of Prostate Needle/Punch | $471.80 | $674.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC PROSTATE NEEDLE BIOPSY ONE OR MULTI ANY APPROACH | $1,393.00 | $1,393.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mercy Hospital Springfield · Springfield, MA HC Biopsy Prostate Needle/Punch Single/Multiple Any Approach | $1,897.35 | $2,919.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Biopsy of Prostate | $2,097.00 | $2,097.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Biopsy of Prostate-Needle/Punch | $2,571.00 | $5,142.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Biopsy of Prostate-Needle/Punch | $2,571.00 | $5,142.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Biopsy of Prostate-Needle/Punch | $2,571.00 | $5,142.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (Ia) HC Biopsy of Prostate Needle/Punch | $2,893.80 | $4,134.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC PROSTATE NEEDLE BIOPSY ONE OR MULTI ANY APPROACH | $2,930.00 | $2,930.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC PROSTATE NEEDLE BIOPSY ONE OR MULTI ANY APPROACH | $2,957.00 | $2,957.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (Ia) HC Biopsy of Prostate Needle/Punch | $2,981.30 | $4,259.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Biopsy Prostate Needle | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA Biopsy of prostate | $3,655.00 | $3,655.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC PROSTATE NEEDLE BIOPSY ONE OR MULTI ANY APPROACH | $3,846.00 | $3,846.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Biopsy of Prostate | $4,406.00 | $4,406.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Biopsy of Prostate | $11,990.65 | $11,990.65 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 9 | $471.80 | $2,930.00 |
| Worcester, MA | 3 | $2,097.00 | $4,406.00 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 2 | $2,571.00 | $2,571.00 |
| Springfield, MA | 2 | $1,897.35 | $2,776.18 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What prostate biopsy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Prostate biopsy explained.
Prostate biopsy in other states
- Alabama$2,765.00
- Alaska$2,600.00
- Arizona$3,313.00
- Arkansas$2,198.80
- California$6,059.55
- Colorado$3,324.26
- Connecticut$5,494.12
- Delaware$5,118.12, 3 hospitals
- Florida$5,368.20
- Georgia$2,813.07
- Hawaii$5,168.80, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$2,921.13
- Illinois$3,203.10
- Indiana$3,562.62
- Iowa$1,875.00
- Kansas$1,290.00
- Kentucky$2,170.57
- Louisiana$762.30
- Maine$438.90
- Maryland$677.97, 2 hospitals
- Michigan$1,526.85
- Minnesota$1,735.02
- Mississippi$1,885.12
- Missouri$2,748.75
- Montana$664.80
- Nebraska$1,307.42
- Nevada$2,180.00, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$1,239.95, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$2,733.47
- New Mexico$2,049.60
- New York$2,424.12
- North Carolina$1,447.42
- North Dakota$2,745.00
- Ohio$2,014.95
- Oklahoma$3,264.11
- Oregon$2,451.80
- Pennsylvania$3,832.50
- Puerto Rico$1,000.00
- Rhode Island$2,793.39, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$1,541.50
- South Dakota$4,941.60
- Tennessee$630.08
- Texas$2,627.06
- Utah$2,303.68, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$548.07
- Virginia$2,541.00
- Washington$1,836.00
- West Virginia$3,001.00
- Wisconsin$1,526.85
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.