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Diagnostic Spinal Tap (Lumbar Puncture)

Pennsylvania 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?

$1,450

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,450 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $132 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$132$83.18 to $186
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,318$427 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $129 to $6,607Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $59 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $132

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
$128.82
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$251.19
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$18,197.01
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$165.96
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$257.04
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,311.31
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$758.58
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$109.65
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$15,848.93
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$380.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,786.30
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$331.13
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,187.76
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$239.88

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 22nd of 51

$1,450

$132 physician + $1,318 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.