Spinal tap cost in Warner Robins, GA
In Warner Robins, GA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $172.50 to $2,589.00, with a median of $2,589.00. The lowest listed price is at Atrium Health Navicent Peach — $2,416.50 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $2,049.06 at 35 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 Nov 19, 2025 and Nov 19, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Warner Robins, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach lowest Byron, GA · (478) 654-2000 HC ER SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $172.50 | $345.00 | $72.45–$568.05 | 50% | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA · (478) 922-4281 Lumbar Puncture Nursery 62270 | $2,589.00 | $2,589.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA · (478) 922-4281 Lumbar Puncture Ed 62270 | $2,589.00 | $2,589.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA · (478) 922-4281 Lumbar Puncture Ivt 62270 | $2,589.00 | $2,589.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA · (478) 922-4281 Lumbar Puncture H2P 62270 | $2,589.00 | $2,589.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Houston Hospitals Perry, GA Lumbar Puncture Nursery 62270 | $2,589.00 | $2,589.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Houston Hospitals Perry, GA Lumbar Puncture Ed 62270 | $2,589.00 | $2,589.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Houston Hospitals Perry, GA Lumbar Puncture Ivt 62270 | $2,589.00 | $2,589.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Houston Hospitals Perry, GA Lumbar Puncture H2P 62270 | $2,589.00 | $2,589.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $172.50, median $2,589.00, highest $2,589.00 — a 15.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2,589.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.