Spinal tap cost in Ellsworth, ME — inpatient
In Ellsworth, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic as an inpatient: from $523.25 to $523.25, with a median of $523.25. Across Maine, the median is $369.70 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 62270, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 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 Ellsworth, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities lowest Ellsworth, ME · (207) 667-5311 Lumbar Puncture | $523.25 | $2,093.00 | $1,360.45–$1,561.38 | 75% | — source file |
| Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities lowest Ellsworth, ME · (207) 667-5311 BCE SPINAL PNCTR L DX 62270 | $523.25 | $2,093.00 | $1,360.45–$1,561.38 | 75% | — source file |
| Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities Ellsworth, ME · (207) 667-5311 Lumbar Puncture 62270 | $594.50 | $2,378.00 | $1,545.70–$1,773.99 | 75% | — source file |
| Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities Ellsworth, ME · (207) 667-5311 Diagnostic Lumbar Spinal Puncture 62270 | $594.50 | $2,378.00 | $1,545.70–$1,773.99 | 75% | — source file |
| Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities Ellsworth, ME · (207) 667-5311 62270 - SPINAL PNCTR L DX | $628.00 | $2,512.00 | $1,632.80–$1,873.95 | 75% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $523.25, median $523.25, highest $523.25.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $523.25 — 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 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 ($844.94). 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.
| Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities Ellsworth, MEANES PF SPINAL PNCTR L DX 62270 | $71.25 | file |