Spinal tap cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 51 hospitals publish a cash price for spinal tap (lumbar puncture), diagnostic: from $205.87 to $2,581.20, with a median of $859.25. The lowest price is at Fauquier Health (Warrenton). The highest price is 12.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $859.25, is about the same as the US median of $859.25.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($721.17).
- Virginia ranks 27th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 Oct 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$205.87Fauquier Health
Median$859.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,581.20in Virginia
Lowest saves$653.38vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fauquier Health lowest Warrenton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Spinal puncture, lumbar, diagnostic | $205.87 | $514.68 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood · Clintwood, VA HC SPINE PUNCT LUMBAR DX | $277.38 | $1,206.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap · Pennington Gap, VA HC SPINE PUNCT LUMBAR DX | $277.38 | $1,206.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC SPINE PUNCT LUMBAR DX | $282.90 | $1,886.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap · Big Stone Gap, VA HC SPINE PUNCT LUMBAR DX | $282.90 | $1,886.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Russell County Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, VA HC SPINE PUNCT LUMBAR DX | $282.90 | $1,886.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Smyth County Community Hospital Marion · Marion, VA HC SPINE PUNCT LUMBAR DX | $282.90 | $1,886.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Dx lmbr spi pnxr | $476.50 | $953.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Stafford Hospital Stafford · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Dx lmbr spi pnxr | $476.50 | $953.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Bath Community Hospital Hot Springs · Hot Springs, VA SPINAL PUNCT LUMBAR DIAG | $533.24 | $761.77 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Spinal Puncture Lumbar Dx | $657.63 | $1,315.25 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA Diagnostic Lumbar Spinal Puncture | $705.00 | $1,410.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg · Harrisonburg, VA Diagnostic Lumbar Spinal Puncture | $705.00 | $1,410.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin · Roanoke, VA HC Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnos | $726.90 | $2,423.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock · Kilmarnock, VA HC Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnos | $786.60 | $1,311.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville · Wytheville, VA Spinal puncture, lumbar, diagnostic | $822.94 | $2,057.35 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC PUNC DX LUMBAR SPINE | $838.00 | $1,676.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC PUNC DX LUMBAR SPINE | $838.00 | $1,676.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC PUNC DX LUMBAR SPINE | $838.00 | $1,676.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC PUNC DX LUMBAR SPINE | $838.00 | $1,676.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC PUNC DX LUMBAR SPINE | $838.00 | $1,676.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Hc Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnos | $851.29 | $1,418.81 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mt · Roanoke, VA HB PUNCTURE SPINAL LUMBAR DIAGNOS | $859.25 | $2,455.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Giles Community Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB SP PUNCTURE SPINAL LUMBAR D | $859.25 | $2,455.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HB PUNCTURE SPINAL LUMBAR DIAGNOS | $859.25 | $2,455.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB PUNCTURE SPINAL LUMBAR DIAG | $859.25 | $2,455.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB PUNCTURE SPINAL LUMBAR DIAG | $859.25 | $2,455.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital Lexington · Lexington, VA HB PUNCTURE SPINAL LUMBAR DIAGNOS | $859.25 | $2,455.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell · Bluefield, WV-VA HB PUNCTURE SPINAL LUMBAR DIAGNOS | $859.25 | $2,455.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia · Emporia, VA HC Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnos | $902.40 | $3,008.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg · Richmond, VA HC Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnos | $902.40 | $3,008.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Twin County Regional Healthcare Galax · Galax, VA Spinal puncture, lumbar, diagnostic | $929.63 | $2,324.07 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston · South Boston, VA Diagnostic Lumbar Spinal Puncture | $970.00 | $1,940.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Spinal Puncture, Lumbar, Diagnostic | $1,098.00 | $1,830.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnos | $1,098.00 | $1,830.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Spinal Puncture, Lumbar, Diagnostic | $1,098.00 | $1,830.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA HC Spinal Puncture, Lumbar, Diagnostic | $1,168.80 | $1,948.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian · Richmond, VA HC Spinal Puncture, Lumbar, Diagnostic | $1,168.80 | $1,948.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Spinal Puncture, Lumbar, Diagnostic | $1,168.80 | $1,948.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC LUMBR PNCTR-DIAG/NO GUID | $1,193.68 | $1,326.31 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Diagnostic Lumbar Spinal Puncture | $1,485.00 | $2,970.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Lumbar Puncture | $1,485.00 | $2,970.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgr-Diagnostic Lumbar Spinal Puncture | $1,485.00 | $2,970.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Lumbar Puncture-Neonate | $1,485.00 | $2,970.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Lumbar Puncture | $1,485.00 | $2,970.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk · Suffolk, VA Lumbar Puncture-Neonate | $1,485.00 | $2,970.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC 62270 Lumbar Sp Puncture-Dx | $1,485.00 | $2,970.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Lumbar Puncture-Neonate | $1,485.00 | $2,970.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Martinsville Martinsville · Martinsville, VA Spinal puncture, lumbar, diagnostic | $2,072.00 | $5,180.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Danville Danville · Danville, VA Spinal puncture, lumbar, diagnostic | $2,220.80 | $5,856.50 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Spinal Puncture Lumbar Diagnos | $2,581.20 | $4,302.00 | Apr 1, 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 12 | $657.63 | $1,339.34 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 9 | $205.87 | $838.00 |
| Richmond, VA | 5 | $902.40 | $1,168.80 |
| Roanoke, VA | 5 | $726.90 | $859.25 |
| Big Stone Gap, VA | 1 | $282.90 | $282.90 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 1 | $859.25 | $859.25 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $859.25 | $859.25 |
| Clintwood, VA | 1 | $277.38 | $277.38 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $705.00 | $705.00 |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $2,220.80 | $2,220.80 |
| Emporia, VA | 1 | $902.40 | $902.40 |
| Galax, VA | 1 | $929.63 | $929.63 |
| Hot Springs, VA | 1 | $533.24 | $533.24 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $705.00 | $705.00 |
| Kilmarnock, VA | 1 | $786.60 | $786.60 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 1 | $282.90 | $282.90 |
| Lebanon, VA | 1 | $282.90 | $282.90 |
| Lexington, VA | 1 | $859.25 | $859.25 |
| Marion, VA | 1 | $282.90 | $282.90 |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $2,072.00 | $2,072.00 |
| Pennington Gap, VA | 1 | $277.38 | $277.38 |
| South Boston, VA | 1 | $970.00 | $970.00 |
| Suffolk, VA | 1 | $1,485.00 | $1,485.00 |
| Wytheville, VA | 1 | $822.94 | $822.94 |
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
- 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
- Washington$992.00
- West Virginia$1,005.50
- Wisconsin$605.00
- Wyoming$725.76
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.