Spinal tap cost in Indianapolis, IN — inpatient
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 13 hospitals list a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic as an inpatient: from $678.40 to $1,807.20, with a median of $1,087.80. The lowest listed price is at Johnson Memorial Hospital — $409.40 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $1,087.63 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 8 cities for code 62270, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and May 5, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Memorial Hospital lowest Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $678.40 | $848.00 | $368.54–$1,239.68 | 20% | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | $16.41–$1,728.79 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | $16.41–$1,728.79 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | $16.41–$1,728.79 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | $16.41–$1,728.79 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | $16.41–$1,728.79 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | $16.41–$1,728.79 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | $16.41–$1,728.79 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | $16.41–$1,728.79 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,224.60 | $2,041.00 | $16.41–$1,905.42 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,322.40 | $2,204.00 | $16.41–$1,905.42 | 40% | — source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $1,608.18 | $2,297.40 | $746.83–$5,743.50 | 30% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Spinal Punc Lumbar Diagnostic | $1,613.32 | $1,792.58 | $682.00–$1,792.58 | 10% | — source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 PUNCTURE SPINAL/LUMBAR DX | $1,807.20 | $3,012.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 RVHH PUNCTURE SPINAL/LUMBAR DX | $1,807.20 | $3,012.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $678.40, median $1,087.80, highest $1,807.20 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $1,087.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.