Surgery and procedures CPT 55700 New Mexico Outpatient

Prostate biopsy cost in New Mexico

In New Mexico, 3 hospitals publish a cash price for prostate biopsy: from $450.60 to $18,189.97, with a median of $13,573.38. The lowest price is at Artesia General Hospital (Artesia). The highest price is 40.4× the lowest.

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 27, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$450.60Artesia General Hospital
Median$13,573.38half pay less
Highest$18,189.97in New Mexico
Lowest saves$13,122.78vs the median

Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Artesia General Hospital lowest Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM PROSTATE NEEDLE BIOPSY ANY APPROACH $450.60 $751.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Biopsy, prostate; needle or punch, single or multiple, any approach $13,573.38 $22,622.30 —
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Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Biopsy, prostate; needle or punch, single or multiple, any approach $18,189.97 $30,316.62 —
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Albuquerque, NM 1 $18,189.97 $18,189.97
Carlsbad-Artesia, NM 1 $450.60 $450.60
Las Cruces, NM 1 $13,573.38 $13,573.38

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.

Prostate biopsy in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.