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Prostate Tissue Test After A Negative Biopsy

Nevada rates for HCPCS 81551

Re-examines stored tissue from an earlier prostate biopsy that did not show cancer, reading chemical tags that switch genes on and off. The result is reported as an estimate of how likely it is that cancer was present nearby but simply missed by the needle, which helps decide whether another biopsy is worthwhile.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Prostate Tissue Test After A Negative Biopsy cost?

$1,585

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$851$200 to $2,042
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$2,042 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $7,413Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $200 to $2,344
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $851

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,511.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,454.71
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$3,090.30
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Texas than in Georgia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Nevada· 30th of 51

$1,585

TX $5,623GA $692

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.