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.
Biopsy. A biopsy is a surgical procedure in which a small amount of tumor tissue is removed and sent to a lab for evaluation. The purpose of a biopsy is to establish a diagnosis in a patient who has a tumor. A biopsy can be performed as part of the surgery to remove a tumor, or as a separate procedure.In either case, the surgeon removes a small amount of tumor tissue and sends it to a lab for a pathologist to review.Three types of biopsy are often performed in patients with brain tumors:1  Needle Biopsy: A small cut is made and a small hole, called a burr hole, is drilled in the skull.n either case, the surgeon removes a small amount of tumor tissue and sends it to a lab for a pathologist to review. Three types of biopsy are often performed in patients with brain tumors: 1  Needle Biopsy: A small cut is made and a small hole, called a burr hole, is drilled in the skull.