Spinal tap cost in Nevada
In Nevada, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $289.41 to $2,302.23, with a median of $785.35. The lowest price is at Banner Churchill Community Hospital (Fallon). The highest price is 8.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $785.35, is 9% below the US median of $859.25.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($721.17).
- Nevada ranks 21st of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 12 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$289.41Banner Churchill Community Hospital
Median$785.35half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,302.23in Nevada
Lowest saves$495.94vs the median
Hospitals in Nevada, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Churchill Community Hospital lowest Fallon · Fallon, NV PUNCT LUMBAR DIAGNOSTIC | $289.41 | $896.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Mesa View Regional Hospital Mesquite · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $544.85 | $908.08 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin Campus Las Vegas · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV PUNCTURE SPINAL LUMBER DX | $679.28 | $3,514.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena Campus Henderson · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV PUNCTURE SPINAL LUMBER DX | $758.15 | $3,514.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| North Vista Hospital North Las Vegas · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Dx Lmbr Spi Pnxr | $767.00 | $10,163.10 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint Marys Regional Medical Center Reno · Reno, NV Hc Spinal Puncture,Lumbar,Diagnostic | $767.00 | $3,608.65 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center of Southern Nevada Las Vegas · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV HC SPINAL PUNCTURE, LUMBAR, DIAGNOSTIC | $803.70 | $2,679.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Rose de Lima Henderson · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV PUNCTURE SPINAL LUMBAR DX | $806.24 | $3,514.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Carson Valley Health North Gardnerville · Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA HCHG SPINAL PUNCTURE,DIAGNOSTIC | $1,120.00 | $1,600.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Boulder City Hospital Boulder City · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV XR Spine Puncture Lumbar Diag | $1,449.00 | $1,704.00 | Sep 30, 2025 source file |
| Incline Village Community Hospital Incline Village · Reno, NV Removal of cerebrospinal fluid with lower back spinal tap for diagnostic test | $1,928.00 | $1,928.00 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital Elko · Elko, NV Spinal puncture, lumbar, diagnostic | $2,302.23 | $3,288.90 | Jul 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 7 | $544.85 | $767.00 |
| Reno, NV | 2 | $767.00 | $1,347.50 |
| Elko, NV | 1 | $2,302.23 | $2,302.23 |
| Fallon, NV | 1 | $289.41 | $289.41 |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 1 | $1,120.00 | $1,120.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.