Spinal tap cost in Georgia
In Georgia, 79 hospitals publish a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $131.00 to $5,025.00, with a median of $1,267.32. The lowest price is at Southwell Medical Center (Adel). The highest price is 38.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,267.32, is 47% above the US median of $859.25.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($721.17).
- Georgia ranks 47th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 18 of 79 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 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$131.00Southwell Medical Center
Median$1,267.32half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,025.00in Georgia
Lowest saves$1,136.32vs the median
Hospitals in Georgia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell Medical Center lowest Adel · Adel, GA Lumbar Puncture Bedside | $131.00 | $262.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron · Warner Robins, GA HC ER SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $180.50 | $361.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Hospital Louisville · Louisville, GA SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAG | $220.25 | $440.50 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC PUNC LUMB DX | $262.50 | $525.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital Hiawassee · Hiawassee, GA 62270 SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $296.10 | $592.20 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center Sandersville · Sandersville, GA LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $318.00 | $636.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Blue Ridge Medical Center Blue Ridge · Blue Ridge, GA S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $334.18 | $556.97 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA DX LMBR SPI PNXR | $364.00 | $910.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA DX LMBR SPI PNXR | $364.00 | $910.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA DX LMBR SPI PNXR | $364.00 | $910.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA DX LMBR SPI PNXR | $364.00 | $910.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville · Milledgeville, GA HC SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $391.50 | $783.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Union General Hospital Blairsville · Blairsville, GA Lumbar Puncture Adult 20 G - Procedure Performed. | $425.00 | $850.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC ER SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $442.50 | $885.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Donalsonville Hospital Donalsonville · Donalsonville, GA SPINAL PUNCTURE | $481.95 | $567.00 | Aug 25, 2025 source file |
| Appling Healthcare Baxley · Baxley, GA LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $501.75 | $669.00 | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Crisp Regional Hospital Cordele · Cordele, GA DX LMBR SPI PNXR | $536.57 | $564.81 | Mar 9, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center Cedartown · Cedartown, GA HC ER SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $625.00 | $1,250.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Stephens County Hospital Toccoa · Toccoa, GA LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $629.70 | $1,049.50 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center Statesboro · Statesboro, GA S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $683.78 | $2,532.50 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Southern Regional Medical Center Southwest Riverdale · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $704.00 | $2,162.38 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC SPINAL LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAG | $742.08 | $2,507.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome · Rome, GA HC SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $755.00 | $1,510.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center Clayton · Clayton, GA ER DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $812.00 | $2,030.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton · Tifton, GA EEG Charges - LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $834.50 | $1,669.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Archbold Brooks Quitman · Valdosta, GA LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $861.60 | $1,436.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Archbold Mitchell Camilla · Camilla, GA LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $861.60 | $1,436.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady General Hospital Cairo · Thomasville, GA LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $861.60 | $1,436.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| John D Archbold Memorial Hospital Thomasville · Thomasville, GA NM LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $861.60 | $1,436.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center Moultrie · Moultrie, GA LUMBAR PUNCTURE NEWBORN | $924.00 | $924.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Spinal Tap for Diagnosis | $967.00 | $967.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont McDuffie Hospital Thomson · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Punc Lumb Dx | $977.10 | $3,257.01 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Augusta Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Punc Lumb Dx | $977.10 | $3,257.01 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Punc Lumb Dx | $977.10 | $3,257.01 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Punc Lumb Dx | $977.10 | $3,257.01 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Hospital Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Puncture Spinal Lumbar Diagnostic | $1,070.55 | $1,647.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Punc Lumb Dx | $1,267.32 | $4,224.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Punc Lumb Dx | $1,267.32 | $4,224.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Punc Lumb Dx | $1,267.32 | $4,224.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Punc Lumb Dx | $1,267.32 | $4,224.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Punc Lumb Dx | $1,267.32 | $4,224.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Punc Lumb Dx | $1,267.32 | $4,224.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Punc Lumb Dx | $1,267.32 | $4,224.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon North Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Punc Lumb Dx | $1,267.32 | $4,224.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Punc Lumb Dx | $1,267.32 | $4,224.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Punc Lumb Dx | $1,267.32 | $4,224.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Punc Lumb Dx | $1,267.32 | $4,224.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Punc Lumb Dx | $1,267.32 | $4,224.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Punc Lumb Dx | $1,267.32 | $4,224.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor Bainbridge · Bainbridge, GA TR DX LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $1,384.60 | $1,978.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Spinal Tap for Diagnosis | $1,403.00 | $1,403.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Spinal Tap for Diagnosis | $1,403.00 | $1,403.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Spinal Tap for Diagnosis | $1,403.00 | $1,403.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnostic | $2,049.06 | $5,254.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnostic | $2,049.06 | $5,254.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnostic | $2,049.06 | $5,254.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Hc Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnostic | $2,049.06 | $5,254.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnostic | $2,049.06 | $5,254.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnostic | $2,049.06 | $5,254.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnostic | $2,049.06 | $5,254.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnostic | $2,049.06 | $5,254.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnostic | $2,049.06 | $5,254.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center LaGrange · LaGrange, GA-AL Hc Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnostic | $2,049.06 | $5,254.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnostic | $2,049.06 | $5,254.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins · Warner Robins, GA Lumbar Puncture Ivt 62270 | $2,589.00 | $2,589.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Perry Hospital Perry · Warner Robins, GA Lumbar Puncture Nursery 62270 | $2,589.00 | $2,589.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Valdosta · Valdosta, GA DX LMBR SPI PNXR | $2,724.00 | $3,632.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Berrien Campus Nashville · Nashville, GA DX LMBR SPI PNXR | $2,724.00 | $3,632.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Gordon Calhoun · Calhoun, GA HC DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $3,253.20 | $3,253.20 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Murray Chatsworth · Dalton, GA HC DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $3,253.20 | $3,253.20 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Pbb Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $3,352.00 | $3,352.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $3,352.00 | $3,352.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $3,352.00 | $3,352.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $3,352.00 | $3,352.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Pbb Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $3,352.00 | $3,352.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Pbb Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $3,352.00 | $3,352.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $3,352.00 | $3,352.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Redmond Rome · Rome, GA HC DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $5,005.71 | $5,005.71 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Park Hospital Dublin · Dublin, GA Spinal puncture, lumbar, diagnostic; | $5,025.00 | $5,025.00 | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 36 | $262.50 | $1,403.00 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 3 | $977.10 | $977.10 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 3 | $442.50 | $1,267.32 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 3 | $180.50 | $2,589.00 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 2 | $1,070.55 | $1,168.94 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 2 | $977.10 | $977.10 |
| Rome, GA | 2 | $755.00 | $2,880.36 |
| Thomasville, GA | 2 | $861.60 | $861.60 |
| Valdosta, GA | 2 | $861.60 | $1,792.80 |
| Adel, GA | 1 | $131.00 | $131.00 |
| Baxley, GA | 1 | $501.75 | $501.75 |
| Blairsville, GA | 1 | $425.00 | $425.00 |
| Blue Ridge, GA | 1 | $334.18 | $334.18 |
| Bainbridge, GA | 1 | $1,384.60 | $1,384.60 |
| Camilla, GA | 1 | $861.60 | $861.60 |
| Clayton, GA | 1 | $812.00 | $812.00 |
| Calhoun, GA | 1 | $3,253.20 | $3,253.20 |
| Cedartown, GA | 1 | $625.00 | $625.00 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $742.08 | $742.08 |
| Cordele, GA | 1 | $536.57 | $536.57 |
| Donalsonville, GA | 1 | $481.95 | $481.95 |
| Dalton, GA | 1 | $3,253.20 | $3,253.20 |
| Dublin, GA | 1 | $5,025.00 | $5,025.00 |
| Hiawassee, GA | 1 | $296.10 | $296.10 |
| Louisville, GA | 1 | $220.25 | $220.25 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 1 | $2,049.06 | $2,049.06 |
| Milledgeville, GA | 1 | $391.50 | $391.50 |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $924.00 | $924.00 |
| Nashville, GA | 1 | $2,724.00 | $2,724.00 |
| Sandersville, GA | 1 | $318.00 | $318.00 |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $683.78 | $683.78 |
| Tifton, GA | 1 | $834.50 | $834.50 |
| Toccoa, GA | 1 | $629.70 | $629.70 |
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$1,031.10
- Arizona$619.14
- Arkansas$680.68
- California$1,320.80
- Colorado$906.27
- Connecticut$1,147.50
- Delaware$1,149.53
- District of Columbia$999.97, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,180.75
- 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$430.00
- Missouri$689.83
- Montana$436.00
- Nebraska$508.80
- Nevada$785.35
- New Hampshire$548.50
- New Jersey$943.92
- New Mexico$874.59
- New York$1,185.00
- North Carolina$813.75
- North Dakota$862.97
- Ohio$1,071.00
- Oklahoma$648.00
- 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$1,061.90
- West Virginia$1,005.50
- Wisconsin$605.00
- Wyoming$725.76
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.