Spinal tap cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $205.18 to $629.07, with a median of $557.59. The lowest listed price is at Monadnock Community Hospital — $352.41 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $495.55 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 62270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 SPINAL PUNCTURE,LUMBAR.....62270 | $205.18 | $341.96 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 LUMBAR PUNCTURE,NEONATAL | $387.60 | $646.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 LUMBAR PUNTURE DIAGNOSTIC | $403.20 | $672.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 LUMBAR PUNCTURE,PEDI | $403.20 | $672.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 LUMBAR PUNCTURE.............62270 | $436.20 | $727.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 LUMBAR PUNCTURE,ADULT | $436.20 | $727.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Spinal Fluid Tap Dx | $557.59 | $1,507.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Lumbar Puncture | $557.59 | $1,507.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Lumbar Puncture Dx | $557.59 | $1,507.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOS | $629.07 | $1,613.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $629.07 | $1,613.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $629.07 | $1,613.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $205.18, median $557.59, highest $629.07 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $557.59. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.