Spinal tap cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $88.80 to $1,941.00, with a median of $802.32. The lowest listed price is at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana — $713.52 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $1,087.63 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 62270 SPINAL FLUID TAP DIAGNOSTIC | $88.80 | $296.00 | $53.12–$266.40 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 62270 S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $421.74 | $1,562.00 | $661.39–$3,069.14 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $421.74 | $1,562.00 | $661.39–$3,069.14 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN RF Spinal Tap Diagnostic Lumbar | $447.12 | $1,656.00 | $661.39–$3,069.14 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN US Spinal Tap Diagnostic Lumbar | $447.12 | $1,656.00 | $661.39–$3,069.14 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $528.12 | $1,956.00 | $661.39–$3,069.14 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 62270 S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $559.71 | $2,073.00 | $661.39–$3,069.14 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 62270 S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $629.70 | $2,099.00 | $53.12–$1,889.10 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST - Dept 106 | $674.73 | $2,499.00 | $661.39–$3,069.14 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST - GL 106 | $674.73 | $2,499.00 | $661.39–$3,069.14 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $707.70 | $2,359.00 | $53.12–$2,123.10 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $802.32 | $3,343.00 | $129.75–$3,008.70 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 62270 S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $802.32 | $3,343.00 | $129.75–$3,008.70 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC SPINAL PUNCTURE/LUMBAR/DIAG | $1,848.00 | $3,696.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC SPINAL PUNCTURE/LUMBAR/DIAG | $1,941.00 | $3,882.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC SPINAL PUNCTURE/LUMBAR/DIAG | $1,941.00 | $3,882.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 SPINAL FLUID TAP, DIAGNOSTIC | $2,340.51 | $7,801.71 | $53.12–$7,021.54 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 SPINAL FLUID TAP, DIAGNOSTIC | $12,886.59 | $47,728.11 | $129.75–$42,955.30 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $88.80, median $802.32, highest $1,941.00 — a 21.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $421.74. 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 4 of 4 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 62270 ($844.94). 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.
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN62270 SPINAL FLUID TAP DIAGNOSTIC | $71.04 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN62270 SPINAL FLUID TAP DIAGNOSTIC | $79.92 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN62270 SPINAL FLUID TAP DIAGNOSTIC | $79.92 | file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, INHC SPINAL FLUID TAP DIAGNOSTIC TECH | $80.50 | file |