Puncture spinal lumbar diagnostic cost at US hospitals

HC Puncture Spinal Lumbar Diagnostic · CPT 62270

$72.50

lowest cash price

$1,060.47

national median

$7,747.47

highest cash price

800

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $72.50–$7,747.47 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$72.50

Braxton County Memorial Hospital — Gassaway, WV

Most expensive published cash price

$7,747.47

Adventhealth Wauchula — Wauchula, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($799.72) → Sep 1, 2026 ($1,848.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $833.82 $2,451.54 $2,681.64
Arizona 23 $109.38 $484.99 $2,540.30
Arkansas 8 $193.99 $299.65 $1,218.00
California 89 $138.78 $1,320.80 $5,934.36
Colorado 17 $368.08 $2,107.87 $2,107.87
Florida 78 $911.95 $2,252.23 $7,747.47
Georgia 25 $742.08 $2,589.00 $5,005.71
Hawaii 2 $396.48 $396.48 $1,928.25
Illinois 47 $435.00 $1,215.00 $5,481.35
Indiana 25 $80.50 $1,224.60 $1,941.00
Iowa 27 $232.80 $929.00 $2,325.70
Kansas 11 $1,560.48 $1,560.48 $2,384.07
Kentucky 13 $231.99 $881.40 $3,192.12
Louisiana 1 $1,320.54 $1,320.54 $1,320.54
Maine 7 $134.95 $784.15 $2,519.55
Maryland 1 $175.80 $175.80 $175.80
Michigan 27 $353.36 $1,760.00 $2,585.00
Minnesota 19 $503.47 $904.29 $1,302.40
Mississippi 11 $203.94 $362.88 $1,002.88
Missouri 18 $313.30 $2,323.75 $6,870.82
Montana 2 $363.20 $363.20 $1,546.40
Nebraska 13 $168.15 $647.64 $832.65
Nevada 4 $214.15 $720.37 $1,005.01
New Hampshire 1 $1,088.55 $1,088.55 $1,088.55
New Jersey 21 $756.84 $3,986.00 $6,839.00
New Mexico 2 $832.02 $832.02 $832.02
New York 22 $261.60 $819.50 $2,380.00
North Carolina 15 $843.88 $843.88 $2,229.57
North Dakota 4 $1,208.80 $1,208.80 $1,467.20
Ohio 64 $196.50 $1,088.25 $3,105.70
Oklahoma 14 $350.35 $507.55 $6,956.30
Oregon 13 $303.48 $1,427.25 $1,936.30
Pennsylvania 30 $429.00 $1,470.60 $2,715.60
South Carolina 11 $398.00 $719.00 $1,529.50
South Dakota 6 $888.00 $932.00 $1,292.80
Tennessee 30 $257.00 $282.90 $1,060.47
Texas 106 $403.90 $1,134.64 $5,448.66
Virginia 33 $277.38 $902.40 $2,581.20
Washington 32 $157.50 $806.40 $2,132.64
West Virginia 17 $72.50 $1,089.60 $3,535.50
Wisconsin 33 $580.00 $726.00 $2,034.14
Wyoming 4 $464.24 $489.94 $704.34

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $668.00 $703.34 – $1,055.01
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $673.18 $265.21 – $1,027.39
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $676.50 not published
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way, WA $676.57 $1,552.25 – $1,753.18
Lorain Hospital Lorain, OH $678.60 not published
Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH $679.25 not published
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $680.40 $55.86 – $270.37
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR $688.50 not published
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $690.90 $296.10 – $987.00
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $693.56 $196.48 – $3,572.45
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $693.56 $196.48 – $3,760.50
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $693.56 $196.48 – $3,572.45
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $693.56 $192.20 – $840.26
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $693.56 $196.48 – $3,572.45
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC $694.50 $393.15 – $2,136.00
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $695.93 $56.30 – $613.31
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $696.02 $29.77 – $1,004.50
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $696.02 $29.77 – $1,004.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $696.02 $29.77 – $1,004.50
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $704.34 $452.79 – $1,609.92
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA $705.95 $907.88 – $7,309.00
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, IL $708.48 $662.13 – $1,891.09
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL $710.00 $559.48 – $6,071.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $710.00 $559.48 – $6,071.00
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $714.03 $1,552.25 – $1,753.18
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC $719.00 $531.67 – $4,604.00
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL $720.00 $567.36 – $6,071.00
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $720.37 $75.19 – $2,424.66
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $726.00 $685.65 – $4,217.00
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $726.90 not published
Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge, OH $731.25 $667.82 – $694.53
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg, CA $733.26 $18.00 – $261.97
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $742.08 $376.05 – $2,030.67
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $742.08 $44.31 – $1,754.90
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo, CA $743.29 $115.61 – $1,617.30
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $747.18 $687.82 – $1,000.00
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital HIGHLAND, IL $748.08 $1,039.00 – $1,614.42
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $756.84 $129.82 – $908.21
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $756.84 $129.82 – $908.21
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $758.00 $702.49 – $1,547.00
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $758.00 $702.49 – $723.15
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $759.00 not published
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $761.82 $366.51 – $1,940.31
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $766.52 $766.52 – $919.83
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $766.52 $129.82 – $919.83
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $766.52 $129.82 – $919.83
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $767.19 $132.65 – $920.63
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $767.19 $132.65 – $767.19
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $774.01 $93.99 – $1,666.11
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC $778.00 $536.27 – $2,869.00

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