Spinal tap cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $218.00 to $877.00, with a median of $871.00. The lowest listed price is at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital — $653.00 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $707.85 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI PR DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $218.00 | $218.00 | $137.67–$1,054.24 | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Tx Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic | $871.00 | $871.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic | $871.00 | $871.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Ed Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic | $871.00 | $871.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Tx Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic | $871.00 | $871.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic | $871.00 | $871.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Ed Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic | $871.00 | $871.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Tx Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic | $871.00 | $871.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic | $871.00 | $871.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Ed Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic | $871.00 | $871.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Ed Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic | $877.00 | $877.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Ed Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic | $877.00 | $877.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $968.00 | $968.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $968.00 | $968.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Tx Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic | $972.00 | $972.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic | $972.00 | $972.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic | $972.00 | $972.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Tx Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic | $972.00 | $972.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $997.00 | $997.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $997.00 | $997.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $997.00 | $997.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $218.00, median $871.00, highest $877.00 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $871.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.