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Prostate biopsy at Sharp Memorial Hospital.

📍 San Diego, CA 4/5 CMS rating CPT 55700
Cash-pay price
$3,221 to $15,750
Sharp Memorial Hospital is more expensive than median (+35%) for prostate biopsy.
Chargemaster (gross): $4,295 – $21,000

Insurance rates.

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

PayerRange
Aetna$1,718 – $20,580
Blue Cross Blue Shield$1 – $13,755
UnitedHealthcare$15,750
Cigna$2,062
HealthNet$1,718 – $11,697
Optum$11,697
Medicare$1 – $11,550
Medicaid$11,550

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 4,357 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 2.8/5 +1.2
Would definitely recommend 80% 69.6% +10pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 78% 68.6% +9pp
Nurses always communicated well 81% 75.6% +5pp
Doctors always communicated well 79% 76.6% +2pp
Given clear info about recovery 89% 84.4% +5pp
Room and bathroom always clean 73% 68.6% +4pp
Staff always explained meds 62% 57.6% +4pp
Quiet at night, always 60% 52.2% +8pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Sharp Memorial 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.