Spinal tap cost in Urban Honolulu, HI
In Urban Honolulu, HI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $722.40 to $3,585.85, with a median of $1,054.50. The lowest listed price is at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children — $332.10 less than the median here. Across Hawaii, the median is $921.60 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 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 Feb 12, 2026 and Feb 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 Urban Honolulu, HI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children lowest Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 DX SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR | $722.40 | $1,204.00 | $361.00–$4,305.00 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 DX SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR PAU | $823.80 | $1,373.00 | $361.00–$4,305.00 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 DX SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR | $921.60 | $1,536.00 | $350.39–$4,233.00 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC-TECH | $1,059.00 | $1,765.00 | $361.00–$761.77 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC-TECH | $1,096.20 | $1,827.00 | $51.03–$820.91 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC-TECH | $1,187.40 | $1,979.00 | $361.00–$3,650.00 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 DX SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR | $1,187.40 | $1,979.00 | $350.39–$4,233.00 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Honolulu Honolulu, HI · (808) 941-4466 DX LMBR SPI PNXR | $3,585.85 | $3,585.85 | $393.00–$1,500.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $722.40, median $1,054.50, highest $3,585.85 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $722.40. 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 4 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.