Spinal tap cost in Oklahoma City, OK — inpatient
In Oklahoma City, OK, 3 hospitals list a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic as an inpatient: from $205.50 to $499.35, with a median of $499.35. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Logan County — $293.85 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $507.55 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 62270, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 16, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 Oklahoma City, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Logan County lowest Crescent, OK Puncture Spinal/Lumbar Dx | $205.50 | $274.00 | $150.70 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County lowest Crescent, OK Puncture Spinal/Lumbar Dx | $205.50 | $274.00 | $150.70 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Crescent, OK Diagnostic Lumbar Spinal Puncture | $231.00 | $308.00 | $169.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Crescent, OK Diagnostic Lumbar Spinal Puncture | $231.00 | $308.00 | $169.40 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAGNOSTIC | $499.35 | $499.35 | $374.51–$499.35 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Oklahoma City South Oklahoma City, OK LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAGNOSTIC | $499.35 | $499.35 | $374.51–$499.35 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $205.50, median $499.35, highest $499.35 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $263.98 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 3 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 62270 ($846.95). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital Oklahoma City, OKHC Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $64.31 | file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South Oklahoma City, OKHC Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $64.31 | file |