Spinal tap cost in Miami, FL
In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, 26 hospitals list a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $450.10 to $3,882.45, with a median of $911.95. The lowest listed price is at Larkin Community Hospital — $461.85 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $1,245.30 at 102 hospitals.
- The median here, $911.95, is 6% above the US median of $859.25.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($721.17).
- Miami, FL has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Florida with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 6 of 26 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 17 cities for code 62270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 23, 2026.
Lowest$450.10Larkin Community Hospital
Median$911.95half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,882.45in this market
Difference8.6×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL.
median
Lowest $450.10Highest $4,380.75
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larkin Community Hospital lowest South Miami, FL · (305) 284-7500 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test File of Jul 7, 2026 · source file | $450.10 | $643.00 | $250.00–$4,305.00 | 30% |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Puncture Spinal Lumbar Diagnostic File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $592.15 | $911.00 | $227.75–$10,114.00 | 35% |
| Jackson Health System Miami, FL · (305) 585-1111 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test+3 more lines at this price File of Oct 23, 2026 · source file | $675.00 | $1,229.00 | $471.65–$10,537.00 | 45% |
| Hialeah Hospital Hialeah, FL · (305) 693-6100 DX LMBR SPI PNXR+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $725.35 | — | $507.75–$2,871.60 | — |
| North Shore Medical Center Miami, FL · (305) 835-6000 SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAG+1 more line at this price File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $725.35 | $1,159.76 | $507.75–$2,871.60 | 37% |
| Coral Gables Hospital Coral Gables, FL · (305) 445-8461 DX LMBR SPI PNXR+1 more line at this price File of Aug 31, 2026 · source file | $725.35 | — | $507.75–$2,871.60 | — |
| Palmetto General Hospital Hialeah, FL · (305) 823-5000 SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAG File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $725.35 | $2,004.51 | $507.75–$2,871.60 | 64% |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 DX LMBR SPI PNXR+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $819.00 | $1,260.00 | $453.60–$1,260.00 | 35% |
| Bethesda Hospital Boynton Beach, FL · (561) 737-7733 Lumbar punct Dx File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $911.95 | $1,403.00 | $395.65–$1,403.00 | 35% |
| South Miami Hospital South Miami, FL · (786) 662-4000 Lumbar punct Dx File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $911.95 | $1,403.00 | $244.12–$1,403.00 | 35% |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital Miami, FL · (786) 467-2000 Lumbar punct Dx File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $911.95 | $1,403.00 | $239.91–$1,403.00 | 35% |
| Homestead Hospital Homestead, FL · (786) 243-8000 Lumbar punct Dx File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $911.95 | $1,403.00 | $167.89–$1,403.00 | 35% |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL · (786) 596-1960 Lumbar punct Dx+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $911.95 | $1,403.00 | $173.17–$1,403.00 | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Coral Gables, FL · (786) 308-3000 Spinal punct lum dx+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $911.95 | $1,403.00 | $245.53–$1,403.00 | 35% |
| Larkin Community Hospital South Miami, FL · (305) 284-7500 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test File of Jul 7, 2026 · source file | $1,276.80 | $1,824.00 | $278.00–$4,305.00 | 30% |
| Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus Hialeah, FL · (305) 558-2500 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test File of Jan 30, 2026 · source file | $1,283.10 | $1,833.00 | $213.00–$4,305.00 | 30% |
| Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL · (954) 344-3121 HC INS PER CV CATH W/O PORT 5> File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $1,420.02 | $1,420.02 | $96.56–$1,136.02 | — |
| Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 776-8500 HC INS PER CV CATH W/O PORT 5> File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $1,420.02 | $1,420.02 | $96.56–$1,136.02 | — |
| Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL · (954) 786-6400 HC INS PER CV CATH W/O PORT 5> File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $1,420.02 | $1,420.02 | $96.56–$1,136.02 | — |
| Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 355-4400 HC INS PER CV CATH W/O PORT 5> File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $1,420.02 | $1,420.02 | $96.56–$1,136.02 | — |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida Miami Beach, FL · (305) 674-2121 SPINAL FLUID TAP, DIAGNOSTIC File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $1,586.00 | $1,586.00 | $114.89–$8,831.00 | — |
| Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL · (954) 344-3121 HC SPINAL PUNCTURE,LUMBAR,DIAGNOSTIC File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $1,589.03 | $1,589.03 | $108.05–$5,461.00 | — |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 HC Lumbar Puncture File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $1,597.40 | $2,282.00 | $162.17–$8,495.56 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 HC Lumbar Puncture File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $1,597.40 | $2,282.00 | $275.67–$8,495.56 | 30% |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 HC Lumbar Puncture File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $1,597.40 | $2,282.00 | $162.17–$8,495.56 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 HC Lumbar Puncture File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $1,597.40 | $2,282.00 | $162.17–$8,495.56 | 30% |
| Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL · (954) 786-6400 HC SPINAL PUNCTURE,LUMBAR,DIAGNOSTIC File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $1,606.78 | $1,606.78 | $109.26–$5,461.00 | — |
| Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 355-4400 HC SPINAL PUNCTURE,LUMBAR,DIAGNOSTIC File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $1,664.66 | $1,664.66 | $113.20–$5,461.00 | — |
| Jupiter Medical Center Jupiter, FL · (561) 747-2234 HC SPINAL PUNCTURE,LUMBAR,DIAGNOSTIC File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $1,693.00 | $1,693.00 | — | — |
| Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 776-8500 HC SPINAL PUNCTURE,LUMBAR,DIAGNOSTIC File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $2,072.15 | $2,072.15 | $140.91–$5,461.00 | — |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 LUMBAR PUNC FOR CISTERNOGRAM File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $2,113.15 | $3,251.00 | $723.90–$3,251.00 | 35% |
| Jupiter Medical Center Jupiter, FL · (561) 747-2234 HC SPINAL PUNCTURE,LUMBAR,DIAGNOSTIC W/ GUIDE File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $2,405.00 | $2,405.00 | — | — |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital Weston, FL · (954) 689-5000 DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $3,882.45 | $5,973.00 | $77.17–$4,268.00 | 35% |
| Palmetto General Hospital Hialeah, FL · (305) 823-5000 DX LMBR SPI PNXR File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,380.75 | — | $1,059.69–$9,604.35 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
Outpatient: lowest $450.10, median $911.95, highest $3,882.45 — a 8.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $1,165.99. 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 21 of 25 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.
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