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
Spinal Lumbar Puncture
Low
$46
Average
$1.5k
Median
$939
High
$19.6k
Each hospital's average Blue Cross Blue Shield rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
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iThe hospitals that file a Blue Cross Blue Shield rate for this code, one row per hospital and set of terms (billing class, payment method, setting). Rates under different terms are never blended, so the terms are shown under each hospital’s name. Figures are the hospital’s averages across its plans.| # | Plans | |||||||
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| 1 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 8 | $875 | $882 | $29 | 3% | 337–364 | $855 – $943 |
| 2 | Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 11 | $1.0k | $2.0k | $2.1k | 105% | 224 | $196 – $7.8k |
| 3 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 4 | $174 | $166 | $29 | 17% | 156 | $118 – $197 |
| 4 | North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 4 | $165 | $157 | $27 | 17% | 156 | $112 – $187 |
| 5 | Mayo Clinic Arizona Phoenix, AZ professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 5 | $423 | $500 | $158 | 32% | 114 | $384 – $769 |
| 6 | Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 4 | $1.3k | $2.2k | $2.2k | 103% | 69 | $344 – $7.8k |
| 7 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN professional · fee schedule · outpatient | 5 | $85 | $99 | $28 | 29% | 68–95 | $82 – $162 |
| 8 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA other · outpatient | 2 | $685 | $685 | — | — | 53 | $685 – $685 |
| 9 | METHODIST LEBONHEUR CHILDRENS HOSP TN 38301; 7691 POPLAR AVE. MEMPHIS, TN fee schedule · both | 4 | $6.2k | $6.0k | $2.7k | 45% | 44–80 | $666 – $8.3k |
| 10 | METHODIST LEBONHEUR CHILDRENS HOSP TN 38301; 7691 POPLAR AVE. MEMPHIS, TN fee schedule · outpatient | 4 | $6.2k | $9.4k | $6.4k | 68% | 44–80 | $666 – $16.9k |
| 11 | Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC facility · other · outpatient | 2 | $688 | $688 | $10 | 2% | 30 | $678 – $699 |
| 12 | St. Peter's Health Helena, MT fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $693 | $693 | — | — | 29 | $693 – $693 |
| 13 | Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL other · outpatient | 2 | $901 | $901 | — | — | 28 | $901 – $901 |
| 14 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 10 | $1.4k | $1.2k | $406 | 33% | 26 | $320 – $1.5k |
| 15 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | 26 | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 16 | PRISMA HEALTH BAPTIST EASLEY HOSPITAL EASLEY, SC fee schedule · both | 4 | $680 | $828 | $332 | 40% | 26–44 | $556 – $1.4k |
| 17 | PRISMA HEALTH GREENVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GREENVILLE, SC fee schedule · both | 4 | $680 | $828 | $332 | 40% | 26–44 | $556 – $1.4k |
| 18 | Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix, AZ facility · case rate · outpatient | 2 | $1.4k | $1.2k | $248 | 20% | 26 | $890 – $1.4k |
| 19 | The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana, IL percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $1.4k | $1.2k | $270 | 23% | 19 | $785 – $1.4k |
| 20 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA other · outpatient | 2 | $685 | $685 | — | — | 16–25 | $685 – $685 |
| 21 | PRISMA HEALTH BAPTIST PARKRIDGE HOSPITAL COLUMBIA, SC fee schedule · both | 3 | $696 | $784 | $124 | 16% | 16–34 | $696 – $959 |
| 22 | PRISMA HEALTH RICHLAND HOSPITAL COLUMBIA, SC fee schedule · both | 3 | $696 | $784 | $124 | 16% | 16–34 | $696 – $959 |
| 23 | Inspira Medical Center Vineland Vineland, NJ percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.1k | $1.1k | $61 | 6% | 15–150 | $992 – $1.3k |
| 24 | Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $75 | $75 | — | — | 14 | $75 – $75 |
| 25 | Boston Medical Center Boston, MA fee schedule · both | 1 | $685 | $685 | — | — | 12–21 | $685 – $685 |
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