Spinal tap cost in Elizabethtown, NC
In Elizabethtown, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $982.80 to $982.80, with a median of $982.80. Across North Carolina, the median is $843.88 at 51 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 — and —.
Lowest$982.80Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital
Median$982.80half pay less
Highest$982.80in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown, NC · (910) 862-5100 REMOVAL OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID WITH LOWER BACK SPINAL TAP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST | $982.80 | $1,638.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $982.80, median $982.80, highest $982.80.
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.