Spinal tap cost in Marietta, OH
In Marietta, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $527.51 to $1,473.66, with a median of $1,000.59. The lowest listed price is at Selby General Hospital — $473.08 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,038.60 at 95 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 62270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 21, 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 Marietta, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selby General Hospital lowest Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 62270*Spna Fld Tap Lumb Diagn | $527.51 | $879.18 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Selby General Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Belpre Lumbar Puncture Dx | $1,473.66 | $2,456.10 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Belpre Lumbar Puncture Dx | $1,473.66 | $2,456.10 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Selby General Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Dx L-Spine Punct W/O Fluoro | $1,650.51 | $2,750.85 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Dx L-Spine Punct W/O Fluoro | $1,650.51 | $2,750.85 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Obs Dx L-Spine Punct W/O Fluor | $2,481.53 | $4,135.88 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Ir Dx L-Spine Punct W/O Fluoro | $2,481.53 | $4,135.88 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Selby General Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Ir Dx L-Spine Punct W/O Fluoro | $2,481.53 | $4,135.88 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 3N Dx L-Spine Punct W/O Fluoro | $2,481.53 | $4,135.88 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 4W Dx L-Spine Punct W/O Fluoro | $2,481.53 | $4,135.88 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Selby General Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Obs Dx L-Spine Punct W/O Fluor | $2,481.53 | $4,135.88 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $527.51, median $1,000.59, highest $1,473.66 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,000.59. 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.