Spinal tap cost in Kansas
In Kansas, 57 hospitals publish a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $110.00 to $2,836.00, with a median of $554.40. The lowest price is at Osborne County Memorial Hospital (Osborne). The highest price is 25.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $554.40, is 35% below the US median of $859.25.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($721.17).
- Kansas ranks 8th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 57 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$110.00Osborne County Memorial Hospital
Median$554.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,836.00in Kansas
Lowest saves$444.40vs the median
Hospitals in Kansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osborne County Memorial Hospital lowest Osborne · Osborne, KS Anes Crna 62270 Spinal Puncture Diag | $110.00 | $129.00 | — source file |
| Hospital District #1 of Rice County Lyons · Lyons, KS MISC - LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $115.50 | $154.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Minneola District Hospital Nbr 2 Minneola · Dodge City, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $126.00 | $180.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Medical Center Clay Center · Clay Center, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $157.50 | $157.50 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Kiowa District Hospital Kiowa · Kiowa, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $160.00 | $200.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Satanta District Hospital, Clinics, & Ltcu Satanta · Satanta, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $172.80 | $192.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital Medicine Lodge · Medicine Lodge, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $180.00 | $180.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Coffey County Hospital Burlington · Burlington, KS SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOS | $197.70 | $659.00 | Nov 6, 2024 source file |
| Russell Regional Hospital Russell · Russell, KS ER FAC SPINAL PUNCT LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $219.94 | $258.75 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha Valley Community Hospital Seneca · Seneca, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $241.20 | $268.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Phillipsburg · Phillipsburg, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $277.10 | $326.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Norton County Hospital Norton · Norton, KS SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $312.20 | $446.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kansas Medical Center Andover · Wichita, KS SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR | $314.34 | $523.90 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS LUMBAR PUNCTURE TX RM PCC | $353.76 | $737.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jewell County Hospital Mankato · Mankato, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $360.75 | $481.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Scott Fort Scott · Fort Scott, KS SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAG | $367.18 | $917.96 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| County of Logan Oakley · Oakley, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $425.00 | $1,700.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Cheyenne County Hospital Saint Francis · Saint Francis, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $437.75 | $515.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Abilene · Abilene, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $460.40 | $460.40 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Stanton County Hospital Johnson · Johnson, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $473.00 | $473.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Ashland Health Center Ashland · Ashland, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $481.60 | $602.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Holton Community Hospital Holton · Topeka, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $487.50 | $650.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Clara Barton Hospital Hoisington · Great Bend, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $520.80 | $744.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center Chanute · Chanute, KS 62270 SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $536.09 | $714.78 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Ellinwood District Hospital Ellinwood · Great Bend, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $539.75 | $635.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital KS Moundridge · McPherson, KS ER 62270 SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAG | $540.18 | $635.50 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Meade District Hospital Meade · Meade, KS SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $550.00 | $550.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital Lawrence · Lawrence, KS DX LMBR SPI PNXR | $550.75 | $2,203.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hodgeman County Health Center Jetmore · Jetmore, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $554.40 | $693.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Labette County Medical Center Parsons · Parsons, KS DX LMBR SPI PNXR | $560.28 | $800.40 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| The University of Kansas Health System- St. Francis Campus Topeka · Topeka, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $567.90 | $1,893.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| HaysMed Hays · Hays, KS REMOVAL OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID WITH LOWER BACK SPINAL TAP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST | $597.30 | $1,810.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Fredonia Regional Hospital Fredonia · Fredonia, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $608.63 | $608.63 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus · Joplin, MO-KS Puncture Spinal/Lumbar Dx | $611.65 | $941.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $665.00 | $3,116.57 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint John Hospital Leavenworth · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $665.00 | $2,337.70 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Southwest medical center Liberal · Liberal, KS Treatment Rm | $693.20 | $866.50 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Morris County Hospital Council Grove · Council Grove, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $699.60 | $1,166.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Stevens County Hospital Hugoton · Hugoton, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $728.47 | $728.47 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital El Dorado · Wichita, KS DX LMBR SPI PNXR | $755.30 | $1,162.00 | May 27, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena · Joplin, MO-KS Puncture Spinal/Lumbar Dx | $760.50 | $1,170.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Rooks County Health Center Plainville · Plainville, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $855.19 | $1,140.25 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Lindsborg Community Hospital Lindsborg · McPherson, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $895.86 | $1,279.80 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Salina Regional Health Center Salina · Salina, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $895.86 | $1,279.80 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| McPherson Hospital McPherson · McPherson, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $922.04 | $1,246.00 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Edwards County Hospital and Healthcare Center Kinsley · Kinsley, KS Dx lumbar spinal pnxr 510 | $1,523.20 | $1,904.00 | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Morton County Hospital Elkhart · Elkhart, KS 62270 Spinal Puncture,lumbar | $1,557.00 | $1,730.00 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Ottawa Ottawa · Ottawa, KS HC DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $1,560.48 | $1,560.48 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission · Kansas City, MO-KS HC DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $1,560.48 | $1,560.48 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS HC DIAGNOSTIC LUMBAR SPINAL PUNCTURE | $1,560.48 | $1,560.48 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital Wichita · Wichita, KS DX LMBR SPI PNXR | $1,794.38 | $2,760.58 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Hutchinson · Hutchinson, KS LP | $1,854.13 | $2,852.50 | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center Arkansas City · Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $2,077.56 | $2,077.56 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg · Pittsburg, KS Puncture Spinal/Lumbar Dx | $2,384.07 | $3,667.80 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Amberwell Atchison Association Atchison · Atchison, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $2,650.00 | $2,650.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Hiawatha Community Hospital Utah Hiawatha · Utah Hiawatha, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $2,650.00 | $2,650.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Greenwood County Hospital Eureka · Eureka, KS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $2,836.00 | $3,545.00 | Aug 4, 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
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 5 | $353.76 | $665.00 |
| McPherson, KS | 3 | $540.18 | $895.86 |
| Wichita, KS | 3 | $314.34 | $755.30 |
| Great Bend, KS | 2 | $520.80 | $530.28 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 2 | $611.65 | $686.08 |
| Topeka, KS | 2 | $487.50 | $527.70 |
| Abilene, KS | 1 | $460.40 | $460.40 |
| Ashland, KS | 1 | $481.60 | $481.60 |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $2,077.56 | $2,077.56 |
| Atchison, KS | 1 | $2,650.00 | $2,650.00 |
| Burlington, KS | 1 | $197.70 | $197.70 |
| Chanute, KS | 1 | $536.09 | $536.09 |
| Clay Center, KS | 1 | $157.50 | $157.50 |
| Council Grove, KS | 1 | $699.60 | $699.60 |
| Dodge City, KS | 1 | $126.00 | $126.00 |
| Elkhart, KS | 1 | $1,557.00 | $1,557.00 |
| Eureka, KS | 1 | $2,836.00 | $2,836.00 |
| Fort Scott, KS | 1 | $367.18 | $367.18 |
| Fredonia, KS | 1 | $608.63 | $608.63 |
| Hugoton, KS | 1 | $728.47 | $728.47 |
| Hays, KS | 1 | $597.30 | $597.30 |
| Hutchinson, KS | 1 | $1,854.13 | $1,854.13 |
| Jetmore, KS | 1 | $554.40 | $554.40 |
| Johnson, KS | 1 | $473.00 | $473.00 |
| Kinsley, KS | 1 | $1,523.20 | $1,523.20 |
| Kiowa, KS | 1 | $160.00 | $160.00 |
| Lyons, KS | 1 | $115.50 | $115.50 |
| Lawrence, KS | 1 | $550.75 | $550.75 |
| Liberal, KS | 1 | $693.20 | $693.20 |
| Mankato, KS | 1 | $360.75 | $360.75 |
| Meade, KS | 1 | $550.00 | $550.00 |
| Medicine Lodge, KS | 1 | $180.00 | $180.00 |
| Norton, KS | 1 | $312.20 | $312.20 |
| Oakley, KS | 1 | $425.00 | $425.00 |
| Osborne, KS | 1 | $110.00 | $110.00 |
| Ottawa, KS | 1 | $1,560.48 | $1,560.48 |
| Parsons, KS | 1 | $560.28 | $560.28 |
| Phillipsburg, KS | 1 | $277.10 | $277.10 |
| Plainville, KS | 1 | $855.19 | $855.19 |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $2,384.07 | $2,384.07 |
| Russell, KS | 1 | $219.94 | $219.94 |
| Saint Francis, KS | 1 | $437.75 | $437.75 |
| Satanta, KS | 1 | $172.80 | $172.80 |
| Seneca, KS | 1 | $241.20 | $241.20 |
| Salina, KS | 1 | $895.86 | $895.86 |
| Utah Hiawatha, KS | 1 | $2,650.00 | $2,650.00 |
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
- Indiana$1,025.25
- Iowa$603.85
- 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.