Spinal tap cost in Hawaii
In Hawaii, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $722.40 to $3,585.85, with a median of $1,283.10. The lowest price is at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children (Honolulu). The highest price is 5.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,283.10, is 49% above the US median of $859.25.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($721.17).
- Hawaii ranks 48th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 13 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 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$722.40Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children
Median$1,283.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,585.85in Hawaii
Lowest saves$560.70vs the median
Hospitals in Hawaii, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children lowest Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI DX SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR | $722.40 | $1,204.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Wilcox Memorial Hospital Lihue · Kapaa, HI SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC-TECH | $846.00 | $1,410.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI DX SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR | $921.60 | $1,536.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kona Community Hospital Kealakekua · Hilo-Kailua, HI LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAG | $1,149.85 | $1,769.00 | Jul 28, 2025 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea · Urban Honolulu, HI DX SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR | $1,187.40 | $1,979.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Queens Medical Center - West Oahu Ewa Beach · Urban Honolulu, HI REMOVAL OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID WITH LOWER BACK SPINAL TAP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST | $1,283.10 | $1,833.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| The Queens Medical Center Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI REMOVAL OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID WITH LOWER BACK SPINAL TAP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST | $1,283.10 | $1,833.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| The Queens Medical Center - Wahiawa Wahiawa · Urban Honolulu, HI REMOVAL OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID WITH LOWER BACK SPINAL TAP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST | $1,283.10 | $1,833.00 | Mar 9, 2026 source file |
| Molokai General Hospital Kaunakakai · Kahului-Wailuku, HI DX LMBR SPI PNXR | $1,355.20 | $1,936.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Queens North Hawaii Community Hospital Waimea · Hilo-Kailua, HI REMOVAL OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID WITH LOWER BACK SPINAL TAP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST | $1,370.60 | $1,958.00 | Mar 9, 2026 source file |
| Kohala Hospital Kapaau · Hilo-Kailua, HI SPINAL PUNC LUMBAR DX | $1,884.35 | $2,899.00 | Jul 23, 2025 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moanalua Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $1,928.25 | $2,571.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Honolulu Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI DX LMBR SPI PNXR | $3,585.85 | $3,585.85 | Mar 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 8 | $722.40 | $1,283.10 |
| Hilo-Kailua, HI | 3 | $1,149.85 | $1,370.60 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | 1 | $1,355.20 | $1,355.20 |
| Kapaa, HI | 1 | $846.00 | $846.00 |
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
- Georgia$1,267.32
- 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.