Spinal tap cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $118.39 to $392.00, with a median of $118.39. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $1,134.64 at 93 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 62270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX LND LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $118.39 | $591.94 | $313.14–$372.92 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 NM LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAG | $118.39 | $591.94 | $313.14–$372.92 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX EDE LUMBAR PUNCT PROC DX | $118.39 | $591.94 | $60.05–$680.93 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX EDN LUMBAR PUNCT PROC DX | $118.39 | $591.94 | $60.05–$680.93 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LND LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $118.39 | $591.94 | $313.14–$372.92 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDN LUMBAR PUNCT PROC DX | $118.39 | $591.94 | $60.05–$680.93 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EDE LUMBAR PUNCT PROC DX | $118.39 | $591.94 | $60.05–$680.93 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX NM LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAG | $118.39 | $591.94 | $313.14–$372.92 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH EDE LUMBAR PUNCT PROC DX | $119.95 | $599.73 | $60.05–$680.93 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LUMBAR PUNCT PROC DX | $135.43 | $677.14 | $60.05–$680.93 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LUMBAR PUNCT PROC DX | $135.43 | $677.14 | $60.05–$680.93 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SPINAL FLUID TAP DIAGNOSTIC | $159.13 | $795.64 | $60.05–$783.07 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SPINAL FLUID TAP DIAGNOSTIC | $159.13 | $795.64 | $60.05–$783.07 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CCI LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAG | $169.29 | $846.43 | $60.05–$783.07 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH CCI LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAG | $169.29 | $846.43 | $447.76–$533.25 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CCI LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAG | $169.29 | $846.43 | $60.05–$783.07 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CH SPINAL FLUID TAP DIAGNOSTIC | $392.00 | $1,960.00 | $55.72–$1,568.00 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAG | $392.00 | $1,960.00 | $55.72–$1,568.00 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 PICU LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $392.00 | $1,960.00 | $250.89–$1,568.00 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 PED LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $392.00 | $1,960.00 | $250.89–$1,568.00 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 LUMBAR PNCTURE | $392.00 | $1,960.00 | $250.89–$1,568.00 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CCI LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAG | $392.00 | $1,960.00 | $55.72–$1,568.00 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 SPINAL PUNCTURE DIAGNOSTIC | $392.00 | $1,960.00 | $250.89–$1,568.00 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 HMC LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $392.00 | $1,960.00 | $250.89–$1,568.00 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 IMCN LUMBAR PUNCTURE DX | $415.20 | $2,076.00 | $250.89–$1,660.80 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 LUMBAR PUNCT PROC DX | $416.40 | $2,082.00 | $55.72–$1,665.60 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAGNOSTIC | $418.63 | $2,093.15 | $60.05–$1,507.07 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $118.39, median $118.39, highest $392.00 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $118.39. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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.