Spinal tap cost in Tulsa, OK
In Tulsa, OK, 15 hospitals list a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $127.84 to $1,161.00, with a median of $597.74. The lowest listed price is at St. John Sapulpa and 1 other hospital — $469.90 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $622.87 at 48 hospitals.
- The median here, $597.74, is 30% below the US median of $859.25.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($721.17).
- 1 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 9 cities for code 62270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 4, 2025 and Nov 3, 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 Tulsa, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Sapulpa lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 SPINAL PUNCTURE 5118+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $127.84 | $345.50 | $87.57–$146.94 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 SPINAL PUNCTURE 77 91406+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $127.84 | $345.50 | $87.57–$146.94 | 63% |
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital Tulsa, OK · (918) 388-5701 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $336.68 | $1,346.74 | $336.69–$2,438.00 | 75% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DX 62270 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $507.55 | $1,371.75 | $87.57 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DX 62270 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $507.55 | $1,371.75 | $87.57–$146.94 | 63% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DX 62270 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $507.55 | $1,371.75 | $87.57–$170.45 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DX 62270 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $507.55 | $1,371.75 | $87.57–$146.94 | 63% |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 62270 SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC TECH File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $548.00 | $685.00 | $209.70–$1,297.04 | 20% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Spinal Puncture, Lumbar, Diagnostic+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $597.74 | $1,494.35 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnostic+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $597.74 | $1,494.35 | — | 60% |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 62270 SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC PRO File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $647.20 | $809.00 | $247.66–$1,297.04 | 20% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Claremore Claremore, OK · (918) 341-2556 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $668.40 | $2,228.00 | $557.00–$2,438.00 | 70% |
| Muscogee (CREEK) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee, OK · (918) 756-4233 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test File of Jan 24, 2026 · source file | $719.40 | $1,199.00 | $678.90–$1,737.64 | 40% |
| Bailey Medical Center Owasso, OK · (918) 376-8000 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $908.40 | $3,028.00 | $616.70–$2,438.00 | 70% |
| Hillcrest Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 294-4499 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $909.00 | $3,030.00 | $616.70–$2,438.00 | 70% |
| Pawhuska Hospital Pawhuska, OK · (918) 287-3232 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $910.80 | $1,518.00 | $819.72–$1,802.93 | 40% |
| Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 579-1000 Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,053.60 | $3,512.00 | $616.70–$2,438.00 | 70% |
| Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAGNOSTIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,161.00 | $1,161.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $127.84, median $597.74, highest $1,161.00 — a 9.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $597.74. 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 10 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 spinal tap is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Spinal tap explained.