Spinal tap cost in Bangor, ME — inpatient
In Bangor, ME, 2 hospitals list a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic as an inpatient: from $313.95 to $551.88, with a median of $432.92. The lowest listed price is at Eastern Maine Medical Center — $118.97 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $369.70 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 62270, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bangor, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 HC SPNL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DX | $313.95 | $1,495.00 | $971.75–$1,115.27 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 HC DX SPINAL TAP (LP) | $313.95 | $1,495.00 | $971.75–$1,115.27 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 G5 LUMBAR PNCTR(SPINAL TAP) | $313.95 | $1,495.00 | $971.75–$1,115.27 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 HC SPINAL PUNCUTRE LUMBAR DX | $313.95 | $1,495.00 | $971.75–$1,115.27 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 HC DX LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $313.95 | $1,495.00 | $971.75–$1,115.27 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 OOU LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAGNOSTIC | $313.95 | $1,495.00 | $971.75–$1,115.27 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 1PIPR LUMBAR PNCTR(SPINAL TAP) | $313.95 | $1,495.00 | $971.75–$1,115.27 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 6CARD LUMBAR PNCTR(SPINAL TAP) | $313.95 | $1,495.00 | $971.75–$1,115.27 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 CCU LUMBAR PNCTR(SPINAL TAP) | $313.95 | $1,495.00 | $971.75–$1,115.27 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 G4 LUMBAR PNCTR(SPINAL TAP) | $313.95 | $1,495.00 | $971.75–$1,115.27 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 KPO3 LUMBAR PNCTR(SPINAL TAP) | $313.95 | $1,495.00 | $971.75–$1,115.27 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 G6OR LUMBAR PNCTR(SPINAL TAP) | $313.95 | $1,495.00 | $971.75–$1,115.27 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 G7 LUMBAR PNCTR(SPINAL TAP) | $313.95 | $1,495.00 | $971.75–$1,115.27 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 G8 LUMBAR PNCTR(SPINAL TAP) | $313.95 | $1,495.00 | $971.75–$1,115.27 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 ICU LUMBAR PNCTR(SPINAL TAP) | $313.95 | $1,495.00 | $971.75–$1,115.27 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 M3C LUMBAR PNCTR(SPINAL TAP) | $313.95 | $1,495.00 | $971.75–$1,115.27 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 M3S LUMBAR PNCTR(SPINAL TAP) | $313.95 | $1,495.00 | $971.75–$1,115.27 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 NICU LUMBAR PNCTR(SPINAL TAP) | $313.95 | $1,495.00 | $971.75–$1,115.27 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 PICU LUMBAR PNCTR(SPINAL TAP) | $313.95 | $1,495.00 | $971.75–$1,115.27 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 ER SPINAL PUNCTURE | $376.74 | $1,794.00 | $1,166.10–$1,338.32 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 SPINAL PUNCTURE DIAGNOSTIC | $376.74 | $1,794.00 | $1,166.10–$1,338.32 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DX | $384.72 | $1,832.00 | $1,190.80–$1,366.67 | 79% | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME · (207) 973-7000 SPINAL TAP DIAGNOSTIC-OFC | $384.72 | $1,832.00 | $1,190.80–$1,366.67 | 79% | — source file |
| Acadia Hospital Bangor, ME · (207) 973-6100 GER SPINAL PUNCT LUMB DIAGNSTC | $551.88 | $1,533.00 | $1,146.68–$1,487.01 | 64% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $313.95, median $432.92, highest $551.88 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $432.92 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A spinal tap removes a small amount of spinal fluid from the lower back with a needle. It is used for meningitis, bleeding and some neurological diseases.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the procedure. The lab tests on the fluid are billed separately.
11 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 62270 ($846.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, MELUMBAR PUNC DIAGNOSTIC | $70.77 | file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, MEEMIC SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DX | $70.77 | file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, MEPF SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DX | $70.77 | file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, MENPP SPINAL PUNCTURE-DIAGNOSTIC | $70.77 | file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, MEPF SPINAL PNCTR L DX | $70.77 | file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, MESPINAL TAP LUMBAR-DIAGNOSTIC | $70.77 | file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, MEDIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $70.77 | file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, MEPF SPNL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DX | $70.77 | file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, MEDIAGNOSTIC SPINAL TAP (LP) | $70.77 | file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, MEAPS SPINAL PUNCTURE, DIAG | $70.77 | file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, MEERM SPINAL PUNCTURE | $70.77 | file |