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Prostate biopsy at Massachusetts General Hospital.

📍 Boston, MA 5/5 CMS rating CPT 55700
Cash-pay price
$513 to $2,830
Massachusetts General Hospital is significantly cheaper than median (-79%) for prostate biopsy.
Chargemaster (gross): $684 – $3,773

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Massachusetts General Hospital negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$477 – $3,033
UnitedHealthcare$293 – $1,619
Cigna$365 – $3,000

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 573 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 2.8/5 +1.2
Would definitely recommend 85% 69.6% +15pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 80% 68.6% +11pp
Nurses always communicated well 82% 75.6% +6pp
Doctors always communicated well 84% 76.6% +7pp
Given clear info about recovery 90% 84.4% +6pp
Room and bathroom always clean 70% 68.6% +1pp
Staff always explained meds 66% 57.6% +8pp
Quiet at night, always 45% 52.2% -7pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Massachusetts General Hospital's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 55700, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan — see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of prostate biopsy prices, see the Prostate biopsy overview.