Spinal tap cost in Sioux Falls, SD
In Sioux Falls, SD-MN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $932.00 to $1,292.80, with a median of $1,175.20. The lowest listed price is at Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center — $243.20 less than the median here. Across South Dakota, the median is $940.80 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Mar 4, 2026 and Mar 4, 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 Sioux Falls, SD-MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center lowest Canton, SD · (605) 764-1500 ED 62270 SPINAL TAP LUMBAR DIAG | $932.00 | $1,165.00 | $398.43–$1,048.50 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN · (507) 283-2321 SURG 62270 SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAG | $1,175.20 | $1,469.00 | $355.64–$1,389.67 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD · (605) 333-1000 SURG 62270 SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAG | $1,292.80 | $1,616.00 | $63.25–$1,454.40 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD · (605) 333-1000 ED 62270 SPINAL TAP LUMBAR DIAG | $1,292.80 | $1,616.00 | $63.25–$1,454.40 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $932.00, median $1,175.20, highest $1,292.80 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,175.20. 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 3 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.