Spinal tap cost in Indiana
In Indiana, 79 hospitals publish a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $126.28 to $1,941.00, with a median of $1,025.25. The lowest price is at Norton Clark Hospital (Jeffersonville). The highest price is 15.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,025.25, is 19% above the US median of $859.25.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($721.17).
- Indiana ranks 38th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 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 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$126.28Norton Clark Hospital
Median$1,025.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,941.00in Indiana
Lowest saves$898.97vs the median
Hospitals in Indiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB LUMBAR PUNCTURE - OR | $126.28 | $902.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $155.09 | $221.55 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph Health System Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN RF Lumbar Puncture w Fluoro Guidance | $236.64 | $986.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spinal Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic HCODE | $239.86 | $670.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Gibson General Hospital Princeton · Princeton, IN HC LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAGNOSTIC | $262.35 | $495.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Rush Memorial Hospital Rushville · Rushville, IN Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $266.60 | $355.46 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Norton Scott Hospital Scottsburg · Scottsburg, IN HB LUMBAR PUNCTURE, DIAGNOSTIC | $272.40 | $1,362.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw · Warsaw, IN 62270 S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $416.01 | $1,981.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health - Starke Knox · Knox, IN S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $418.65 | $1,550.57 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center – The Orthopedic Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN 62270 S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $421.74 | $1,562.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pulaski Memorial Hospital Winamac · Winamac, IN Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $423.01 | $604.30 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Greene County General Hospital Linton · Linton, IN LUMBAR TAP | $428.01 | $713.35 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| Major Hospital Shelbyville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $457.87 | $1,477.00 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Spinal Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic HCODE | $480.25 | $2,079.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan St Francis Health - Carmel Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Spinal Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic HCODE | $480.25 | $2,079.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Crawfordsville Crawfordsville · Crawfordsville, IN Spinal Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic HCODE | $504.33 | $1,861.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health-la Porte La Porte · Michigan City-La Porte, IN Lumbar Punctures w/o imaging | $511.69 | $1,550.57 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Mooresville Mooresville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Spinal Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic HCODE | $528.07 | $2,079.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $528.12 | $1,956.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Lafayette Lafayette · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Spinal Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic HCODE | $579.90 | $2,624.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Michigan City Michigan City · Michigan City-La Porte, IN Spinal Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic HCODE | $602.78 | $2,898.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Michigan City LaPorte La Porte · Michigan City-La Porte, IN Spinal Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic HCODE | $602.78 | $2,898.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN 62270 S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $629.70 | $2,099.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $678.40 | $848.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| The Women's Hospital Newburgh · Evansville, IN HC LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAGNOSTIC | $682.73 | $1,157.16 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Bremen Bremen · Plymouth, IN SPINAL PUNCTURE-LUMBAR/DIAGNOSTIC | $684.45 | $1,053.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of South Bend South Bend · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI SPINAL PUNCTURE-LUMBAR/DIAGNOSTIC | $691.60 | $1,064.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN HB SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR | $693.20 | $1,733.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Hospital Bloomington · Bloomington, IN SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMB DX | $743.00 | $1,160.31 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Perry County Memorial Hospital Tell City · Tell City, IN SPINAL FLUID TAP DIAGNOSTIC | $756.00 | $1,080.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton · Fort Wayne, IN S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $802.32 | $3,343.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hosptial Vincennes · Vincennes, IN HC LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAGNOSTIC | $808.80 | $1,348.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spinal Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic HCODE | $852.43 | $4,002.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital Regional Terre Haute · Terre Haute, IN Spinal puncture, lumbar, diagnostic | $897.60 | $1,496.00 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital Terre Haute Terre Haute · Terre Haute, IN Spinal puncture, lumbar, diagnostic | $897.60 | $1,496.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus · Columbus, IN HC Lumbar Puncture | $936.00 | $1,170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry County Memorial Hospital New Castle · New Castle, IN Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $957.04 | $1,367.20 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital Clinton Clinton · Terre Haute, IN Spinal puncture, lumbar, diagnostic | $960.00 | $1,600.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Daviess County Hospital Washington · Washington, IN Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $987.00 | $1,410.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Memorial Hospital Greensburg · Greensburg, IN Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $1,025.25 | $1,367.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital Peru · Peru, IN 62270 S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $1,029.00 | $2,058.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spinal Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic HCODE | $1,032.52 | $4,002.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville Evansville · Evansville, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,051.80 | $1,753.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Warrick Boonville · Evansville, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,051.80 | $1,753.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Spinal Lumbar Puncture Diagnostic HCODE | $1,080.54 | $4,002.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mishawaka Medical Center Mishawaka · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI HC Puncture Spinal Lumbar Diagnostic | $1,087.45 | $1,673.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth · Plymouth, IN HC Puncture Spinal Lumbar Diagnostic | $1,087.45 | $1,673.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St. Vincent Seton Speciality Hospital Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,087.80 | $1,813.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Hospital Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Dx lmbr spi pnxr | $1,094.80 | $1,564.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Hospital Newburgh · Evansville, IN HC LUMBAR PUNCTURE DIAGNOSTIC | $1,127.28 | $3,416.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Putnam County Hospital Greencastle · Greencastle, IN Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $1,136.49 | $1,337.05 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Kokomo Kokomo · Kokomo, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,212.00 | $2,020.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,224.60 | $2,041.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST - 62270[INP] | $1,229.31 | $4,553.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital-Southlake Merrillville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Puncture Spinal/Lumbar/Dx | $1,231.30 | $1,759.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Puncture Spinal/Lumbar/Dx | $1,231.30 | $1,759.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,270.20 | $2,117.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson Hospital Anderson · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,322.40 | $2,204.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Health Surgery Center Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Dx lmbr spi pnxr | $1,348.90 | $1,927.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Hancock Regional Hospital Greenfield · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $1,408.00 | $1,760.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN HC Spinal Punc Lumbar Diagnostic | $1,613.32 | $1,792.58 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital Williamsport · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN LUMB PUNCTURE DX(OTH THN FLUORO/CT) | $1,725.00 | $2,875.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN PUNCTURE SPINAL/LUMBAR DX | $1,807.20 | $3,012.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City · Fort Wayne, IN HC SPINAL PUNCTURE/LUMBAR/DIAG | $1,848.00 | $3,696.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington, IN HC SPINAL PUNCTURE/LUMBAR/DIAG | $1,850.00 | $3,700.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview LaGrange Hospital LaGrange · LaGrange, IN HC SPINAL PUNCTURE/LUMBAR/DIAG | $1,859.50 | $3,719.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana Crown Point · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $1,863.00 | $1,863.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn · Auburn, IN HC SPINAL PUNCTURE/LUMBAR/DIAG | $1,877.00 | $3,754.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville · Kendallville, IN HC SPINAL PUNCTURE/LUMBAR/DIAG | $1,883.00 | $3,766.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash · Wabash, IN HC SPINAL PUNCTURE/LUMBAR/DIAG | $1,904.00 | $3,808.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN HC SPINAL PUNCTURE/LUMBAR/DIAG | $1,941.00 | $3,882.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN HC SPINAL PUNCTURE/LUMBAR/DIAG | $1,941.00 | $3,882.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 20 | $155.09 | $1,087.80 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 8 | $239.86 | $1,154.92 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 8 | $236.64 | $716.01 |
| Evansville, IN | 4 | $682.73 | $1,051.80 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 3 | $511.69 | $602.78 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 3 | $897.60 | $897.60 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 2 | $1,094.80 | $1,221.85 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 2 | $579.90 | $1,152.45 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 2 | $126.28 | $698.24 |
| Plymouth, IN | 2 | $684.45 | $885.95 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 2 | $691.60 | $889.52 |
| Auburn, IN | 1 | $1,877.00 | $1,877.00 |
| Bloomington, IN | 1 | $743.00 | $743.00 |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $936.00 | $936.00 |
| Crawfordsville, IN | 1 | $504.33 | $504.33 |
| Greencastle, IN | 1 | $1,136.49 | $1,136.49 |
| Greensburg, IN | 1 | $1,025.25 | $1,025.25 |
| Huntington, IN | 1 | $1,850.00 | $1,850.00 |
| Knox, IN | 1 | $418.65 | $418.65 |
| Kendallville, IN | 1 | $1,883.00 | $1,883.00 |
| Kokomo, IN | 1 | $1,212.00 | $1,212.00 |
| LaGrange, IN | 1 | $1,859.50 | $1,859.50 |
| Linton, IN | 1 | $428.01 | $428.01 |
| New Castle, IN | 1 | $957.04 | $957.04 |
| Princeton, IN | 1 | $262.35 | $262.35 |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $1,029.00 | $1,029.00 |
| Rushville, IN | 1 | $266.60 | $266.60 |
| Scottsburg, IN | 1 | $272.40 | $272.40 |
| Tell City, IN | 1 | $756.00 | $756.00 |
| Vincennes, IN | 1 | $808.80 | $808.80 |
| Winamac, IN | 1 | $423.01 | $423.01 |
| Wabash, IN | 1 | $1,904.00 | $1,904.00 |
| Warsaw, IN | 1 | $416.01 | $416.01 |
| Washington, IN | 1 | $987.00 | $987.00 |
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$893.88
- Arizona$648.16
- 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$1,245.30
- Georgia$1,267.32
- Hawaii$1,283.10
- Idaho$842.55
- Illinois$969.60
- 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.