Spinal tap cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $397.32 to $930.00, with a median of $663.66. The lowest listed price is at Lakewood Medical Center — $266.34 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $519.93 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Aug 5, 2026 and Aug 5, 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 Kansas City, MO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 62270 Lumbar Puncture Dx WON | $397.32 | $722.40 | $196.71–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 62270 Spinal Puncture, Lumbar, Diagnostic EGV | $397.32 | $722.40 | $196.71–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 62270 Lumbar Puncture Dx WGR | $397.32 | $722.40 | $196.71–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 62270 Lumbar Puncture Dx WNR | $397.32 | $722.40 | $196.71–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 SPINAL PUNCTURE, LUMBAR, DIAGNOST | $432.85 | $787.00 | $10.00–$787.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 Lumbar Puncture, Dx | $432.85 | $787.00 | $10.00–$787.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 62270 Spinal Fluid Tap, Diagnostic | $432.85 | $787.00 | $196.71–$1,509.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 62270 Lumbar Puncture Dx OBS | $773.30 | $1,406.00 | $196.71–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 Diagnostic Spinal Tap Charge Only | $773.30 | $1,406.00 | $196.71–$1,509.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 XR Exam 5 | $821.15 | $1,493.00 | $196.71–$1,509.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Spine Hospital Kansas City, MO XR SPINE PUNCT LUMB | $930.00 | $1,512.00 | $147.46–$1,177.28 | 38% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $397.32, median $663.66, highest $930.00 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $663.66. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.