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Biopsy of prostate gland

$297.6M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 55700 (Biopsy of prostate gland) received $297.6M in total Medicare payments.

Across 1.4M services, the average Medicare payment was $218.54 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$22.3M120.3K—
2015$26.8M128.3K+20.2%
2016$28.4M132.6K+6.0%
2017$30.6M139.3K+7.7%
2018$32.5M146.5K+6.2%
2019$34.8M154.4K+6.9%
2020$28.6M126.1K-17.8%
2021$31.2M137.4K+9.2%
2022$30.7M137.7K-1.6%
2023$31.8M139.2K+3.6%

Top Providers for 55700

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Med Atlantic IncAmbulatory Surgical CenterVA$485.2K767$632.66
2Midlantic Urology Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$380.2K579$656.69
3Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Institute Of Louisville, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterKY$345.5K566$610.41
4The Urology Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOH$344.2K550$625.86
5Uropartners Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterIL$341.8K512$667.51
6Summit Ambulatory Surgical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$316.2K500$632.38
7Urology Surgery Center LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterTN$307.3K514$597.89
8Chesapeake Regional Surgery Center At Virginia Beach, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterVA$279.0K452$617.26
9Johns Hopkins Surgery Centers SeriesAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$277.1K435$636.97
10Pasteur Plaza Surgery Center LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$263.4K437$602.64
11Centerview Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterAR$245.1K404$606.62
12Anne Arundel Urological Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$224.7K351$640.28
13Houston Urologic Surgicenter, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$224.4K343$654.15
14Shore Outpatient Surgicenter LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNJ$224.0K329$681.00
15Summit Ambulatory Surgical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$218.4K328$665.83
16Wichita Urology Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterKS$211.5K351$602.56
17Urology Surgical Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNE$197.8K314$629.97
18Usc Ambulatory Surgical Center Prof LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterSD$194.2K323$601.35
19Urlogy Ambulatory Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTN$180.1K305$590.48
20Fort Sanders West Op Surgery CenterAmbulatory Surgical CenterTN$166.2K297$559.62
21Central Ohio Urology Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOH$165.4K259$638.71
22Aua Surgical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$163.7K274$597.41
23Academic Urology Of Pa, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$160.5K238$674.45
24Advanced Surgery Center Of OxfordAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$155.0K272$569.73
25Center For Urologic Surgery LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMO$149.4K237$630.39

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
MD$2.7M7.2K141$18.9K
FL$2.5M10.0K324$7.8K
CA$2.4M10.8K345$6.9K
TX$1.8M8.2K295$6.1K
PA$1.7M6.9K206$8.4K
GA$1.5M5.2K166$9.1K
NY$1.5M7.6K233$6.3K
NJ$1.3M4.6K163$8.1K
VA$1.2M4.7K120$10.3K
IL$1.2M5.7K178$6.5K
TN$1.2M4.6K114$10.2K
OH$1.2M5.4K173$6.7K
AZ$811.9K3.7K111$7.3K
CO$775.4K2.9K84$9.2K
SC$726.5K3.6K98$7.4K
MS$672.4K2.3K51$13.2K
NE$614.4K2.0K46$13.4K
KY$569.8K1.8K51$11.2K
KS$561.8K2.3K50$11.2K
MA$560.2K3.2K108$5.2K
IN$552.2K3.1K115$4.8K
NC$483.2K3.2K131$3.7K
WA$480.9K2.7K100$4.8K
MO$436.5K2.1K82$5.3K
MI$436.5K2.7K113$3.9K
OR$392.2K1.5K53$7.4K
AR$385.1K1.7K40$9.6K
WI$281.8K1.6K71$4.0K
MN$280.1K1.7K63$4.4K
SD$258.8K1.0K18$14.4K

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Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.