Spinal tap cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 20 hospitals list a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $155.09 to $1,807.20, with a median of $1,087.80. The lowest listed price is at Witham Memorial Hospital — $932.71 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $1,025.25 at 79 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,087.80, is 27% above the US median of $859.25.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($721.17).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 12 cities for code 62270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 26, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witham Memorial Hospital lowest Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $155.09 | $221.55 | $137.36–$1,418.98 | 30% |
| Major Hospital Shelbyville, IN · (317) 392-3211 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $457.87 | $1,477.00 | $726.83–$1,493.66 | 69% |
| Franciscan St Francis Health - Carmel Carmel, IN · (317) 528-5000 Spinal Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic HCODE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $480.25 | $2,079.00 | $746.83–$2,936.29 | 77% |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · (317) 528-5000 Spinal Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic HCODE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $480.25 | $2,079.00 | $746.83–$3,057.00 | 77% |
| Franciscan Health Mooresville Mooresville, IN · (317) 831-1160 Spinal Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic HCODE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $528.07 | $2,079.00 | $746.83–$3,167.83 | 75% |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test+1 more line at this price File of Oct 22, 2026 · source file | $678.40 | $848.00 | $368.54–$1,239.68 | 20% |
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN · (317) 745-4451 HB SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR+1 more line at this price File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $693.20 | $1,733.00 | $29.15–$7,761.34 | 60% |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT)+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | $16.41–$1,728.79 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center Indianapolis, IN · (317) 338-7000 LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | $16.41–$1,728.79 | 40% |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT)+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | $16.41–$1,728.79 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT)+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | $16.41–$1,728.79 | 40% |
| Ascension St. Vincent Seton Speciality Hospital Indianapolis, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT)+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | $16.41–$1,728.79 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT)+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | $16.41–$1,728.79 | 40% |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT)+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | $16.41–$1,728.79 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT)+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | $16.41–$1,728.79 | 40% |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT)+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,224.60 | $2,041.00 | $16.41–$1,905.42 | 40% |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT)+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,322.40 | $2,204.00 | $16.41–$1,905.42 | 40% |
| Hancock Regional Hospital Greenfield, IN · (317) 462-5544 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test File of Oct 16, 2026 · source file | $1,408.00 | $1,760.00 | $746.83–$5,280.00 | 20% |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $1,608.18 | $2,297.40 | $746.83–$5,743.50 | 30% |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Spinal Punc Lumbar Diagnostic File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $1,613.32 | $1,792.58 | $682.00–$1,792.58 | 10% |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 PUNCTURE SPINAL/LUMBAR DX+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,807.20 | $3,012.00 | — | 40% |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Spinal Punc Lumbar Diagnostic File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $4,182.52 | $4,647.25 | $746.00–$4,647.25 | 10% |
Outpatient: lowest $155.09, median $1,087.80, highest $1,807.20 — a 11.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $1,087.80. 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 19 of 19 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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.
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