Surgery and procedures CPT 62270 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Spinal tap cost in Worland, WY — inpatient

In Worland, WY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic as an inpatient: from $170.72 to $170.72, with a median of $170.72. Across Wyoming, the median is $421.19 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 62270, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 12, 2026 and Feb 12, 2026.

Lowest$170.72Washakie Medical Center
Median$170.72half pay less
Highest$170.72in 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 Worland, WY.

median
Lowest $170.72Highest $464.24

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Washakie Medical Center lowest Worland, WY · (307) 347-3221 PF PUNCT LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC $170.72 $285.00 $270.75–$279.30 40% Feb 12, 2026
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Washakie Medical Center Worland, WY · (307) 347-3221 PF CRNA PUNCT LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC $197.50 $285.00 $270.75–$279.30 31% Feb 12, 2026
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Washakie Medical Center Worland, WY · (307) 347-3221 PF ANES PUNCT LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC $308.08 $285.00 $270.75–$279.30 -8% Feb 12, 2026
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Washakie Medical Center Worland, WY · (307) 347-3221 PUNCT LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC $464.24 $829.00 $760.19–$812.42 44% Feb 12, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $170.72, median $170.72, highest $170.72.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $170.72 — 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.