Spinal tap (lumbar puncture) cost in Indiana

Prices at 21 hospitals in Indiana, from their machine-readable files.

Cash / self-pay (median)
$753
Chargemaster (median)
$1,170
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$698
Medicare pays
$165
$411$1,162
Median cash $753  ·  Medicare $165  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Typical cash range: $411 – $1,162. The median cash price is about 4.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Deaconess Hospital Inc Evansville, IN $262 $208 ★ 2/5 189 min 15.3%
Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN $283 $698 ★ 5/5 144 min 14.9%
St Joseph Health System, Llc Fort Wayne, IN $443 $65 ★ 4/5 131 min 14.8%
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Mishawaka, IN $443 $65 ★ 2/5 188 min 14.9%
Margaret Mary Community Hospital Inc Batesville, IN $449 $319 132 min 15.1%
Elkhart General Hospital Elkhart, IN $487 $524 ★ 4/5 196 min 14.8%
The Women's Hospital Newburgh, IN $683 $257 ★ 5/5 128 min
Community Hospital Of Bremen Inc Bremen, IN $686 $790 94 min 14.6%
Monroe Hospital Bloomington, IN $743 $1,160 ★ 4/5 105 min 15.1%
Memorial Hospital Of South Bend South Bend, IN $753 $851 ★ 2/5 198 min 14.7%
Perry County Memorial Hospital Tell City, IN $756 $918 ★ 2/5 140 min 15.0%
Union Hospital Inc Terre Haute, IN $866 ★ 3/5 185 min 16.5%
Terre Haute Regional Hospital Terre Haute, IN $866 ★ 2/5 138 min 15.5%
Union Hospital Clinton Clinton, IN $891 ★ 2/5 120 min 15.4%
Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus, IN $936 $995 ★ 4/5 178 min 15.0%
Greene County General Hospital Linton, IN $1,041 ★ 4/5 128 min 14.8%
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center – Plymouth Plymouth, IN $1,087 $1,506 ★ 4/5 138 min 13.7%
Marion General Hospital Marion, IN $1,461 $728 ★ 3/5 126 min 14.6%
Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN $2,898 $1,242 ★ 3/5 235 min 15.0%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

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