Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC SPINAL PUNCTURELUMBARDIAGNOSTIC
Low
$1
Average
$2.4k
Median
$2.0k
High
$19.7k
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| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | 54 | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 2 | Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix, AZ | $3.3k | $2.8k | $1.1k | 40% | 49 | $890 – $4.0k |
| 3 | Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO | $1.5k | $1.5k | $328 | 22% | 28–280 | $1.0k – $2.0k |
| 4 | Albany Medical Center Hospital Albany, NY | $1.5k | $2.1k | $1.4k | 68% | 17–170 | $667 – $6.5k |
| 5 | Avera Queen of Peace Mitchell, SD | $152 | $152 | — | — | 13 | $152 – $152 |
| 6 | University of Florida Health Gainesville, FL | $580 | $1.3k | $958 | 74% | 12–21 | $532 – $3.2k |
| 7 | Renown Regional Medical Center Reno, NV | $2.6k | $2.6k | $1.0k | 40% | 10–100 | $1.5k – $3.6k |
| 8 | Avera McKennan Hospital Sioux Falls, SD | $146 | $486 | $481 | 99% | 6–60 | $146 – $1.2k |
| 9 | MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL | $2.6k | $1.9k | $974 | 52% | 5–50 | $751 – $3.4k |
| 10 | Avera St. Mary's Hospital Pierre, SD | $491 | $491 | $345 | 70% | 4–40 | $146 – $836 |
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