Spinal tap cost in Warsaw, IN
In Warsaw, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $416.01 to $416.01, with a median of $416.01. Across Indiana, the median is $954.92 at 76 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 62270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 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 Warsaw, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosciusko Community Hospital lowest Warsaw, IN · (574) 267-3200 62270 S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $416.01 | $1,981.00 | $708.35–$3,069.14 | 79% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw, IN · (574) 267-3200 S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $467.46 | $2,226.00 | $708.35–$3,069.14 | 79% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw, IN · (574) 267-3200 SPINAL FLUID TAP, DIAGNOSTIC | $6,607.15 | $31,462.61 | $53.12–$29,574.85 | 79% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $416.01, median $416.01, highest $416.01.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $147.03. 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 and 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 62270 ($836.16). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw, IN62270 SPINAL FLUID TAP DIAGNOSTIC | $62.16 | file |