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Diagnostic Spinal Tap (Lumbar Puncture)

Oregon rates for HCPCS 62270

A provider inserts a thin needle into the lower back, between two vertebrae, to withdraw a small sample of the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. This fluid is sent to a lab to help diagnose conditions like infection, bleeding, or certain neurological diseases. The patient is usually positioned lying on their side or sitting and leaning forward during the procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Diagnostic Spinal Tap (Lumbar Puncture) cost?

$460

Typical total for the visit. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $460 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $178 to the doctor who performs it, and $282 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$178$120 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$282$186 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $117 to $3,090Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $74 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $282professional $178

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$380.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$398.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$323.59
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$331.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$354.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,884.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 14.7 times more in New Jersey than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Oregon· 48th of 51

$460

$178 physician + $282 facility

NJ $4,301ND $293

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.