Spinal tap cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 51 hospitals publish a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $96.40 to $5,434.64, with a median of $476.70. The lowest price is at Holmes County Hospital and Clinics (Lexington). The highest price is 56.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $476.70, is 45% below the US median of $859.25.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($721.17).
- Mississippi ranks 4th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 51 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$96.40Holmes County Hospital and Clinics
Median$476.70half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,434.64in Mississippi
Lowest saves$380.30vs the median
Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes County Hospital and Clinics lowest Lexington · Jackson, MS HC LUMBAR PUNCTURE-DIAGNOSTIC | $96.40 | $241.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Tallahatchie General Hospital Charleston · Charleston, MS LUMBAR PUNCTURE/DX | $124.60 | $178.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS HC SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $138.81 | $661.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center Meridian · Meridian, MS HC ED 62270-SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR-DIAGNOSTIC | $203.94 | $927.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 62270-SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR-DIAGNOSTIC | $214.80 | $1,074.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Magee general hospital Magee · Jackson, MS HC Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $220.00 | $220.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Noxubee General Hospital Macon · Columbus, MS SPINAL PUNC,LUMB,DIA | $227.25 | $303.00 | Nov 1, 2024 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville Booneville · Tupelo, MS HC ED 62270-SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR-DIAGNOSTIC | $234.72 | $978.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County New Albany · New Albany, MS HC ED 62270-SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR-DIAGNOSTIC | $234.72 | $978.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Oxford · Oxford, MS HC ED 62270-SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR-DIAGNOSTIC | $242.88 | $1,056.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Field Memorial Community Hospital Centreville · Centreville, MS SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $243.00 | $324.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Brookhaven · Brookhaven, MS REMOVAL OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID WITH LOWER BACK SPINAL TAP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST | $246.60 | $822.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus · Columbus, MS HC ED 62270-SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR-DIAGNOSTIC | $255.25 | $1,021.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City · Jackson, MS HC SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $271.01 | $661.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada Grenada · Grenada, MS HC SPINAL FLUID TAP DIAGNOSTIC | $272.00 | $680.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Attala Kosciusko · Kosciusko, MS HC SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $290.84 | $661.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Leake Carthage · Carthage, MS HC SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $297.45 | $661.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS DX LMBR SPI PNXR | $344.60 | $1,723.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| South central regional medical center Laurel · Laurel, MS HC Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $357.00 | $357.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital Meadville · Meadville, MS LUMBAR PUNCTURE - DR ZUMBRO | $360.00 | $360.00 | May 10, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $363.88 | $1,654.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian · Meridian, MS HC SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $370.80 | $927.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| North Sunflower Medical Center Ruleville · Ruleville, MS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $378.50 | $757.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg · Vicksburg, MS S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $410.94 | $2,283.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg · Hattiesburg, MS S-SPINAL TAP DIAGNST | $411.60 | $1,960.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro · Waynesboro, MS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $430.00 | $430.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian · Meridian, MS HC SPINAL PUNCTURE, LUMBAR, DX | $481.41 | $1,552.95 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Springs Hospital Ocean Springs · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS DX LMBR SPI PNXR | $483.60 | $1,612.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS REMOVAL OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID WITH LOWER BACK SPINAL TAP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST | $483.60 | $1,612.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun Calhoun City · Calhoun City, MS HC ED 62270-SPINAL PUNCTURE LUMBAR-DIAGNOSTIC | $488.80 | $940.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| UMMC Madison Canton · Jackson, MS 62270 REMOVAL OF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID WITH LOWER BACK SPINAL TAP DIAGNOSTIC TEST | $520.00 | $1,300.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS SPINAL FLUID TAP DIAGNOSTIC | $520.00 | $1,300.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County Starkville · Starkville, MS XR LUMBAR PUNCTURE | $581.76 | $909.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital Winona · Grenada, MS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $703.50 | $938.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital Union · Union, MS HC SPINAL PUNCTURE, LUMBAR, DX | $772.87 | $1,267.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton · Jackson, MS HC SPINAL PUNCTURE, LUMBAR, DX | $798.21 | $1,267.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center McComb · McComb, MS Dx lmbr spi pnxr | $841.80 | $1,403.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman · Meridian, MS HC SPINAL PUNCTURE, LUMBAR, DX | $848.89 | $1,267.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest · Jackson, MS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $870.00 | $870.00 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb · DeKalb, MS HC SPINAL PUNCTURE, LUMBAR, DX | $874.23 | $1,267.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Neshoba County General Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia, MS Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $902.08 | $1,288.68 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Medical West Point · West Point, MS HC SPINAL PUNCTURELUMBARDIAGNOSTIC | $990.72 | $2,304.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center Tupelo · Tupelo, MS HC SPINAL PUNCTURELUMBARDIAGNOSTIC | $990.72 | $2,304.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory Amory · Amory, MS HC SPINAL PUNCTURELUMBARDIAGNOSTIC | $990.72 | $2,304.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pontotoc Health Service INC Cah Pontotoc · Pontotoc, MS HC SPINAL PUNCTURELUMBARDIAGNOSTIC | $990.72 | $2,304.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tishomingo Health Services Iuka · Iuka, MS HC SPINAL PUNCTURELUMBARDIAGNOSTIC | $990.72 | $2,304.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora · Starkville, MS HC SPINAL PUNCTURELUMBARDIAGNOSTIC | $990.72 | $2,304.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HC SPINAL PUNCTURE, LUMBAR, DX | $1,157.10 | $3,045.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tippah County Hospital Ripley · Ripley, MS Spinal Fluid Tap Diag | $1,235.00 | $1,647.00 | — source file |
| Merit Health River Oaks Flowood · Jackson, MS DX LMBR SPI PNXR | $6,860.02 | $31,181.90 | May 5, 2025 source file |
| Merit Health Natchez Community Natchez · Natchez, MS-LA DX LMBR SPI PNXR | $8,180.82 | $45,449.00 | Dec 16, 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, MS | 9 | $96.40 | $520.00 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 4 | $344.60 | $483.60 |
| Meridian, MS | 4 | $203.94 | $426.10 |
| Columbus, MS | 2 | $227.25 | $241.25 |
| Grenada, MS | 2 | $272.00 | $487.75 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 2 | $214.80 | $289.34 |
| Starkville, MS | 2 | $581.76 | $786.24 |
| Tupelo, MS | 2 | $234.72 | $612.72 |
| Amory, MS | 1 | $990.72 | $990.72 |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $246.60 | $246.60 |
| Calhoun City, MS | 1 | $488.80 | $488.80 |
| Carthage, MS | 1 | $297.45 | $297.45 |
| Centreville, MS | 1 | $243.00 | $243.00 |
| Charleston, MS | 1 | $124.60 | $124.60 |
| DeKalb, MS | 1 | $874.23 | $874.23 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $411.60 | $411.60 |
| Iuka, MS | 1 | $990.72 | $990.72 |
| Kosciusko, MS | 1 | $290.84 | $290.84 |
| Laurel, MS | 1 | $357.00 | $357.00 |
| Meadville, MS | 1 | $360.00 | $360.00 |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $841.80 | $841.80 |
| New Albany, MS | 1 | $234.72 | $234.72 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $8,180.82 | $8,180.82 |
| Oxford, MS | 1 | $242.88 | $242.88 |
| Philadelphia, MS | 1 | $902.08 | $902.08 |
| Pontotoc, MS | 1 | $990.72 | $990.72 |
| Ripley, MS | 1 | $1,235.00 | $1,235.00 |
| Ruleville, MS | 1 | $378.50 | $378.50 |
| Union, MS | 1 | $772.87 | $772.87 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $410.94 | $410.94 |
| Waynesboro, MS | 1 | $430.00 | $430.00 |
| West Point, MS | 1 | $990.72 | $990.72 |
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
- 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
- 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.