Spinal tap cost in Shreveport, LA
In Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $524.80 to $524.80, with a median of $524.80. Across Louisiana, the median is $494.48 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 62270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Knighton Medical Center lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Spinal Puncture Lumbar,Diag | $524.80 | $656.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diag | $524.80 | $656.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Cisternogram Injection | $524.80 | $656.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $524.80, median $524.80, highest $524.80.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $524.80. 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.