Surgery and procedures CPT 62270 Outpatient

Spinal tap cost in Wolfeboro, NH

In Wolfeboro, NH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $837.50 to $837.50, with a median of $837.50. Across New Hampshire, the median is $593.33 at 10 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$837.50Huggins Hospital
Median$837.50half pay less
Highest$837.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Wolfeboro, NH.

median
Lowest $837.50Highest $879.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Huggins Hospital lowest Wolfeboro, NH · (603) 569-7500 REMOVAL OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID WITH LOWER BACK SPINAL TAP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST $837.50 $1,675.00 — 50% —
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Huggins Hospital Wolfeboro, NH · (603) 569-7500 DX LMBR SPI PNXR $879.50 $1,759.00 — 50% —
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Outpatient: lowest $837.50, median $837.50, highest $837.50.

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.