# Prostate biopsy in GA

Billing code `55700`. Prices for this code at 55 hospitals in GA, taken from the machine-readable standard charge files each hospital is required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50).

Source page: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/prostate-biopsy

Biopsy of prostate

## Before quoting any figure below

- **Hospital charges only.** The surgeon, anaesthetist, radiologist and pathologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file, by construction. Every figure below is part of a total, never the total.
- **A negotiated rate is not a bill.** It is what a hospital and an insurer agreed. What a patient owes depends on their deductible, coinsurance and out-of-pocket maximum.
- **Each hospital's figure is a median across its own plans.** The spread inside one hospital is often wider than the gap between two of them.
- **"not mentioned" is not $0.** It means this hospital's file does not label a row that way. Silence is not a statement that the charge does not exist.
- **A hospital absent from the table says nothing about its prices.** It may publish this code under a revenue or drug code this site cannot map to a procedure.

A procedure code is billed twice -- once by the hospital for its own costs, once by the doctor for their work -- and hospitals publish different sides of that split under the same code. Of the hospitals here, 30 publish a facility charge; 7 publish both, mixed together; 18 do not label which half the figure is.

## Typical price

|  | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cheapest tenth | $1,654 |
| Typical | $3,137 |
| Dearest tenth | $5,726 |

The cheapest and dearest tenth are the hospitals a tenth of the way in from each end, not the single cheapest and dearest. Every hospital, including both extremes, is in the table below.

That is a 3-fold difference for the same billing code -- a gap between hospitals, not between treatments.

## Every hospital publishing this code

| Hospital | Where | CMS rating | Typical | Facility charge | Physician fee | Self-pay | Lowest | Highest | Plans on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | BYRON | 1/5 | see split | $2,749 | $147 | not published | $140 | $2,749 | 21 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | MILLEDGEVILLE | 2/5 | see split | $2,026 | $137 | not published | $122 | $5,479 | 30 |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center | DOUGLAS | 3/5 | see split | $28,250 | $296 | not published | $132 | $40,000 | 14 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | MOULTRIE | 4/5 | $500 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $500 | $139 | $3,061 | 44 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus | SAINT MARYS | 4/5 | $1,496 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $132 | $2,389 | 32 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | BRUNSWICK | 2/5 | $1,588 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $132 | $2,541 | 32 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | MACON | 2/5 | see split | $2,036 | $156 | $1,296 | $122 | $5,079 | 54 |
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of TRMC | ADEL | not rated | see split | $1,862 | $326 | $2,458 | $164 | $14,815 | 620 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | VIDALIA | 5/5 | $1,898 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,230 | $17,850 | 66 |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | TIFTON | 3/5 | see split | $1,907 | $326 | $2,458 | $164 | $11,238 | 395 |
| Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia | RINGGOLD | 3/5 | $1,905 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,088 | $94 | $5,715 | 60 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | ROME | 2/5 | $2,016 | $2,016 | not mentioned | not published | $1,515 | $3,992 | 15 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | ATLANTA | 2/5 | see split | $3,398 | $135 | $7,635 | $73 | $6,108 | 110 |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | RIVERDALE | 1/5 | $2,061 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,001 | $475 | $4,173 | 82 |
| Dodge County Hospital | EASTMAN | not rated | $2,086 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $100 | $3,960 | 8 |
| Hamilton Medical Center | DALTON | 3/5 | $2,219 | $2,219 | not mentioned | not published | $2,114 | $5,392 | 3 |
| AdventHealth Gordon | CALHOUN | 3/5 | $2,234 | $2,234 | not mentioned | not published | $964 | $2,246 | 5 |
| AdventHealth Murray | CHATSWORTH | 5/5 | $2,234 | $2,234 | not mentioned | not published | $2,234 | $2,246 | 3 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | COLUMBUS | 3/5 | $2,532 | $2,532 | not mentioned | not published | $173 | $4,243 | 9 |
| Doctors Hospital | AUGUSTA | 3/5 | $2,635 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,020 | $5,015 | 106 |
| WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col | AUGUSTA | 1/5 | $2,689 | $2,689 | not mentioned | $2,813 | $1,694 | $4,714 | 8 |
| Candler Hospital | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $2,694 | $2,694 | not mentioned | not published | $1,712 | $5,217 | 14 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $2,694 | $2,694 | not mentioned | not published | $1,712 | $5,217 | 14 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | ROME | 4/5 | $2,738 | $2,738 | not mentioned | not published | $2,112 | $5,045 | 8 |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center | SAVANNAH | 1/5 | $3,059 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,020 | $5,452 | 129 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | DULUTH | 4/5 | $3,137 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $3,940 | $212 | $50,000 | 243 |
| Northside Hospital | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $3,137 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $3,940 | $311 | $50,000 | 234 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | CANTON | 4/5 | $3,137 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $3,940 | $311 | $50,000 | 236 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | CUMMING | 4/5 | $3,137 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $3,940 | $311 | $50,000 | 232 |
| Stephens County Hospital | TOCCOA | 2/5 | $3,620 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,632 | $1,410 | $4,387 | 10 |
| Fairview Park Hospital | DUBLIN | 4/5 | $3,633 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,230 | $7,417 | 138 |
| Memorial Satilla Health | WAYCROSS | 3/5 | $3,633 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,230 | $7,366 | 94 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | LITHONIA | 1/5 | $3,837 | $3,837 | not mentioned | $8,630 | $2,912 | $5,346 | 10 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | LAWRENCEVILLE | 3/5 | $4,012 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $3,940 | $212 | $50,000 | 243 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | ATLANTA | 2/5 | $4,038 | $4,038 | not mentioned | $8,630 | $2,912 | $5,346 | 12 |
| Emory University Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $4,038 | $4,038 | not mentioned | $8,630 | $2,912 | $5,346 | 12 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | DECATUR | 2/5 | $4,038 | $4,038 | not mentioned | $8,630 | $2,912 | $5,346 | 12 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $4,038 | $4,038 | not mentioned | $8,630 | $2,912 | $5,346 | 12 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | JOHNS CREEK | 4/5 | $4,038 | $4,038 | not mentioned | $8,630 | $2,912 | $5,346 | 12 |
| WellStar Spalding Medical Center | GRIFFIN | 2/5 | $4,076 | $4,076 | not mentioned | $2,813 | $1,694 | $5,272 | 4 |
| WellStar North Fulton Medical Center | ROSWELL | 2/5 | $4,076 | $4,076 | not mentioned | $2,813 | $1,694 | $5,272 | 4 |
| WellStar Douglas Medical Center | DOUGLASVILLE | 3/5 | $4,076 | $4,076 | not mentioned | $2,813 | $1,694 | $5,272 | 4 |
| WellStar Cobb Medical Center | AUSTELL | 3/5 | $4,076 | $4,076 | not mentioned | $2,813 | $1,694 | $5,272 | 4 |
| WellStar Paulding Medical Center | HIRAM | 4/5 | $4,076 | $4,076 | not mentioned | $2,813 | $1,694 | $5,272 | 4 |
| WellStar West Georgia Medical Center | LAGRANGE | 5/5 | $4,076 | $4,076 | not mentioned | $2,813 | $1,694 | $5,272 | 4 |
| WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | MARIETTA | 4/5 | $4,076 | $4,076 | not mentioned | $2,813 | $1,694 | $5,272 | 4 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | WARNER ROBINS | 2/5 | $4,111 | $4,111 | not mentioned | not published | $3,012 | $5,346 | 6 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | VILLA RICA | 3/5 | $4,204 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $4,204 | $1,523 | $6,516 | 17 |
| WellStar Sylvan Grove Medical Center | JACKSON | not rated | $4,993 | $4,993 | not mentioned | $2,813 | $1,694 | $7,284 | 6 |
| St Mary's Hospital | ATHENS | 1/5 | $6,214 | $6,214 | not mentioned | $14,524 | $77 | $9,990 | 92 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center | STATESBORO | 3/5 | $8,543 | $8,543 | not mentioned | $6,078 | $218 | $19,135 | 20 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | DEMOREST | 3/5 | $12,890 | $12,890 | not mentioned | $5,461 | $2,049 | $16,442 | 6 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center | GAINESVILLE | 3/5 | $14,322 | $14,322 | not mentioned | $5,461 | $8,563 | $16,442 | 5 |
| NGMC Barrow | WINDER | 4/5 | $14,322 | $14,322 | not mentioned | $5,461 | $8,563 | $16,442 | 5 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin | DAHLONEGA | 5/5 | $14,322 | $14,322 | not mentioned | $5,461 | $8,563 | $16,442 | 5 |

## Self-pay

Self-pay is what the hospital charges someone paying themselves rather than through insurance. Paying self-pay usually does not count toward a deductible, so it can cost less for one service and more across a year. Every other figure here is what an insurer pays, not what a patient would.

At 17 of the 35 hospitals here that publish a self-pay price it is LOWER than what that same hospital typically accepts from an insurer; at the other 18 it is higher.

## The doctor's side, roughly

Nationally, Medicare allows about $358 for the clinician who performs or reads this service, across 2,686 billing providers in 2024. That is a separate bill from everything above and is NOT added to any figure on this page -- it is here to show the rough size of what a hospital price leaves out.

3 of these 55 hospitals have not published an updated price file in over a year, or do not say when they last did. Hospitals are required to update at least annually, so those figures may not reflect what they charge now: Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus, Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus, Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica.

## Others in urology

- [Prostate removal with lymph nodes (keyhole surgery)](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/prostate-removal-with-lymph-nodes-keyhole-surgery) -- 50 hospitals, typically $10,928

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Compiled by Clearcharge (clearcharge.org) from each hospital's machine-readable standard-charge file. When quoting a figure, cite the source page above. The hospital files behind these figures state data through dates from 2024-07-01 to 2026-06-05; per-hospital staleness is flagged above.