Spinal tap cost in Arkansas
In Arkansas, 52 hospitals publish a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $85.50 to $7,413.30, with a median of $680.68. The lowest price is at Dardanelle Regional Medical Center (Dardanelle). The highest price is 86.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $680.68, is 21% below the US median of $859.25.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($721.17).
- Arkansas ranks 16th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 52 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 62270. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$85.50Dardanelle Regional Medical Center
Median$680.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,413.30in Arkansas
Lowest saves$595.18vs the median
Hospitals in Arkansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dardanelle Regional Medical Center lowest Dardanelle · Russellville, AR SPINAL PUNCTR, LMBR DIAGNOSTIC | $85.50 | $342.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $112.80 | $282.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-NEA Jonesboro · Jonesboro, AR HC SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $149.15 | $785.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Ouachita County Medical Center Camden · Camden, AR SPINAL TAP 62270 | $159.50 | $319.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 62270-SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR-DIAGNOSTIC | $161.10 | $1,074.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Arkadelphia Arkadelphia · Arkadelphia, AR 62270 - DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $172.90 | $691.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - El Dorado El Dorado · El Dorado, AR 62270 - DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $172.90 | $691.60 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Heber Springs Heber Springs · Heber Springs, AR 62270 - DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $172.90 | $691.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Regional Medical Center Clarksville · Clarksville, AR SPINAL PUNCT LUMBAR DX- 5 UNIT | $210.00 | $381.82 | Nov 25, 2025 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Pine Bluff · Pine Bluff, AR 62270T Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic | $223.50 | $223.50 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Vincent Morrilton Morrilton · Morrilton, AR LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $227.45 | $1,040.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 62270-SPINAL FLUID TAPDIAGNOSTIC | $254.70 | $1,040.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 3B LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAGNOSTIC | $259.28 | $1,040.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs · Hot Springs, AR HC Spinal Lumbar Puncture Diag | $299.72 | $1,180.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| North Arkansas Regional Medical Center Harrison · Harrison, AR XR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $351.70 | $351.70 | Nov 1, 2026 source file |
| McHs-Great River Medical Center Blytheville · Blytheville, AR 62270-LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $356.30 | $531.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Chambers Memorial Hospital Danville · Russellville, AR Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $458.83 | $917.66 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Baxter Health Fulton County Hospital Salem · Salem, AR LUMBAR PUNCTURE DX | $470.47 | $672.10 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 62270 - DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $515.82 | $2,063.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center-Springdale Springdale · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $581.72 | $2,770.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock North Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 62270 - DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $586.42 | $2,345.66 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR SPI PNXR LMBR DX | $598.24 | $2,719.29 | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health - Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK 62270 - DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $598.65 | $2,394.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville · Berryville, AR Puncture Spinal/Lumbar Dx | $640.25 | $985.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Ashley County Medical Center Crossett · Crossett, AR SPINAL PUNCTURE, LUMBAR | $659.20 | $1,648.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center - Bentonville Bentonville · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $664.82 | $2,770.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health - Van Buren Van Buren · Fort Smith, AR-OK 62270 - DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $696.54 | $2,786.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 62270 - DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $696.54 | $2,786.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Drew County Monticello · Monticello, AR 62270 - DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $696.54 | $2,786.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Magnolia Magnolia · Magnolia, AR 62270 - DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $696.54 | $2,786.16 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville · Booneville, AR Puncture Spinal/Lumbar Dx | $748.80 | $1,152.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ozark Ozark · Ozark, AR Puncture Spinal/Lumbar Dx | $748.80 | $1,152.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Paris E Academy Paris · E Academy Paris, AR Puncture Spinal/Lumbar Dx | $748.80 | $1,152.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron · Waldron, AR Puncture Spinal/Lumbar Dx | $748.80 | $1,152.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR REMOVAL OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID WITH LOWER BACK SPINAL TAP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST | $750.00 | $1,250.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR REMOVAL OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID WITH LOWER BACK SPINAL TAP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST | $750.00 | $1,250.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center Hope · Hope, AR XR S SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $790.68 | $1,976.70 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Baxter Health Mountain Home · Mountain Home, AR Lumbar Puncture | $814.80 | $1,358.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Puncture Spinal/Lumbar Dx | $884.00 | $1,360.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Puncture Spinal/Lumbar Dx | $884.00 | $1,360.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 62270-Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic | $895.20 | $1,119.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore Bryant · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Lumbar Puncture Dx 62270 | $895.20 | $1,119.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Willow Creek Womens Hospital Johnson · Johnson, AR S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $914.13 | $2,770.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR DX LMBR SPI PNXR | $923.78 | $1,026.42 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR DX LMBR SPI PNXR | $923.78 | $1,026.42 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Ozark Health Clinton · Clinton, AR OBS LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $1,125.28 | $2,164.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McGehee Hospital McGehee · McGehee, AR TX RM LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $1,325.26 | $1,978.00 | Apr 9, 2026 source file |
| Chicot Memorial Medical Center Lake Village · Lake Village, AR SPINAL TAP-LUMBAR | $1,648.00 | $1,648.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Washington Regional Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR HC Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $1,653.00 | $2,204.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Rogers Department Bella Vista · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Puncture Spinal/Lumbar Dx | $2,575.25 | $3,961.92 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Izard Regional Hospital Calico Rock · Mountain Home, AR LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $2,702.00 | $2,702.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Siloam Springs Arkansas Hospital Siloam Springs · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR SPINAL FLUID TAP, DIAGNOSTIC | $7,413.30 | $24,710.99 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 11 | $254.70 | $696.54 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 7 | $112.80 | $923.78 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 4 | $598.65 | $790.27 |
| Mountain Home, AR | 2 | $814.80 | $1,758.40 |
| Russellville, AR | 2 | $85.50 | $272.16 |
| Arkadelphia, AR | 1 | $172.90 | $172.90 |
| Berryville, AR | 1 | $640.25 | $640.25 |
| Booneville, AR | 1 | $748.80 | $748.80 |
| Blytheville, AR | 1 | $356.30 | $356.30 |
| Clarksville, AR | 1 | $210.00 | $210.00 |
| Clinton, AR | 1 | $1,125.28 | $1,125.28 |
| Crossett, AR | 1 | $659.20 | $659.20 |
| Camden, AR | 1 | $159.50 | $159.50 |
| E Academy Paris, AR | 1 | $748.80 | $748.80 |
| El Dorado, AR | 1 | $172.90 | $172.90 |
| Heber Springs, AR | 1 | $172.90 | $172.90 |
| Hope, AR | 1 | $790.68 | $790.68 |
| Harrison, AR | 1 | $351.70 | $351.70 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 1 | $299.72 | $299.72 |
| Johnson, AR | 1 | $914.13 | $914.13 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 1 | $149.15 | $149.15 |
| Lake Village, AR | 1 | $1,648.00 | $1,648.00 |
| McGehee, AR | 1 | $1,325.26 | $1,325.26 |
| Monticello, AR | 1 | $696.54 | $696.54 |
| Morrilton, AR | 1 | $227.45 | $227.45 |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $696.54 | $696.54 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1 | $161.10 | $161.10 |
| Ozark, AR | 1 | $748.80 | $748.80 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $223.50 | $223.50 |
| Salem, AR | 1 | $470.47 | $470.47 |
| Waldron, AR | 1 | $748.80 | $748.80 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What spinal tap is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Spinal tap explained.
Spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic in other states
- Alabama$674.88
- Alaska$893.88
- Arizona$648.16
- California$1,320.80
- Colorado$906.27
- Connecticut$1,147.50
- Delaware$1,149.53
- District of Columbia$999.97, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,245.30
- Georgia$1,267.32
- Hawaii$1,283.10
- Idaho$842.55
- Illinois$969.60
- Indiana$1,025.25
- Iowa$603.85
- Kansas$554.40
- Kentucky$687.26
- Louisiana$458.49
- Maine$523.25
- Maryland$577.32
- Massachusetts$1,463.00
- Michigan$856.05
- Minnesota$742.15
- Mississippi$476.70
- Missouri$667.93
- Montana$436.00
- Nebraska$508.80
- Nevada$785.35
- New Hampshire$548.50
- New Jersey$943.92
- New Mexico$853.31
- New York$1,185.00
- North Carolina$813.75
- North Dakota$862.97
- Ohio$1,071.00
- Oklahoma$622.87
- Oregon$995.48
- Pennsylvania$1,222.50
- Puerto Rico$1,050.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,091.65
- South Carolina$1,012.46
- South Dakota$1,018.44
- Tennessee$402.00
- Texas$1,045.65
- Utah$765.59
- Vermont$844.20
- Virginia$859.25
- Washington$992.00
- West Virginia$1,005.50
- Wisconsin$605.00
- Wyoming$725.76
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.