Spinal tap cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $902.40 to $2,581.20, with a median of $1,168.80. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center — $266.40 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $936.20 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 62270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center lowest Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnos | $902.40 | $3,008.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Spinal Puncture, Lumbar, Diagnostic | $936.60 | $3,122.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Spinal Puncture, Lumbar, Diagnostic | $1,168.80 | $1,948.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Spinal Puncture, Lumbar, Diagnostic | $1,168.80 | $1,948.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Spinal Puncture, Lumbar, Diagnostic | $1,168.80 | $1,948.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Diagnostic Lumbar Puncture | $2,268.00 | $3,780.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnos | $2,581.20 | $4,302.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnos | $2,581.20 | $4,302.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnos | $2,581.20 | $4,302.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnos | $2,581.20 | $4,302.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $902.40, median $1,168.80, highest $2,581.20 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $2,268.00. 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.