making minimum wage or less. ï· From 2013 to 2014, the number of Pennsylvania workers at or below the minimum. wage decreased (by 17.5 percent), while total employment and the number of all. hourly workers increased by 0.4 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively.
1 On average, the price of a biopsy without any type of insurance can range anywhere from $500 to as much as $8,000 for each procedure.2  For example, having a prostate biopsy can cost anywhere from $475 to $1,700. Higher-end procedures such as a liver or kidney biopsy can range anywhere from $2,000 to as much as $7,500. 2  HealthGrades.com offers an insight on the different prices of the procedure in different parts of the country.
1 If it is necessary to take a biopsy, that would add a procedure cost and laboratory cost to the final bill. 2  This could add as much as several thousand dollars to the cost. 3  For example, at Good Samaritan Hospital in California, a biopsy adds $1,100-$4,800. For patients covered by health insurance, out-of-pocket costs typically include an office visit copay and coinsurance of 10% to 50% for the procedure. 2  Depending on the insurance, the cost could reach $1,000 or more.