Spinal tap cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic as an inpatient: from $244.29 to $598.24, with a median of $246.60. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $2.31 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $598.24 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 62270, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Jul 2, 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center lowest Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 S4E-BLADDER SCAN | $244.29 | $961.00 | — | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 CVS LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAGNOSTIC | $246.60 | $961.00 | — | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 62270-SPINAL FLUID TAP DIAGNOSTIC | $258.27 | $1,016.00 | — | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 3B LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAGNOSTIC | $258.27 | $1,016.00 | — | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 2NW LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAGNOSTIC | $260.71 | $1,016.00 | — | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 62270-SPINAL FLUID TAPDIAGNOSTIC | $260.71 | $1,016.00 | — | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 SSD LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAGNOSTIC | $335.12 | $1,306.00 | — | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 L XA LUMBAR PUNCTURE DX | $461.12 | $1,814.00 | — | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 L XA LUMBAR PUNCTURE DX | $465.48 | $1,814.00 | — | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 SPI PNXR LMBR DX | $598.24 | $2,719.29 | $598.24–$2,719.29 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 OPS LUMBAR PUNCT | $628.16 | $2,855.25 | $628.16–$2,855.25 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 ER LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $722.38 | $3,283.54 | $722.38–$3,283.54 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $722.38 | $3,283.54 | $722.38–$3,283.54 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $244.29, median $246.60, highest $598.24 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $674.12 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 62270 ($852.43). 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.
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, ARSPINAL PUNCTR, LMBR DIAGNOSTIC | $75.24 | file |