Spinal tap cost in Buffalo, WY
In Buffalo, WY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $338.00 to $338.00, with a median of $338.00. Across Wyoming, the median is $589.79 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 62270, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Buffalo, WY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County Memorial Hospital lowest Buffalo, WY · (307) 684-5521 ANESTHESIA SPINAL PUNTCURE LUMBAR DIAG | $338.00 | $338.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Johnson County Memorial Hospital Buffalo, WY · (307) 684-5521 ANESTHESIA SPINAL PUNCT LMBR(FACILITY) | $895.00 | $895.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Johnson County Memorial Hospital Buffalo, WY · (307) 684-5521 SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $1,257.00 | $1,257.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $338.00, median $338.00, highest $338.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $338.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.