Spinal tap (lumbar puncture) cost in New Jersey

Prices at 20 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files.

Cash / self-pay (median)
$924
Chargemaster (median)
$2,638
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$1,020
Medicare pays
$165
$614$2,747
Median cash $924  ·  Medicare $165  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Typical cash range: $614 – $2,747. The median cash price is about 5.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Virtua Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ $109 ★ 2/5 161 min 15.4%
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ $109 ★ 3/5 181 min 14.8%
Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ $670 $1,551 ★ 4/5 223 min 14.9%
Saint Michael's Medical Center Newark, NJ $818 $1,146 ★ 4/5 176 min 16.0%
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus Denville, NJ $818 $1,224 ★ 2/5 164 min 16.2%
St Mary's General Hospital Passaic, NJ $834 $1,281 ★ 3/5 183 min 16.2%
Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ $840 $804 ★ 4/5 169 min 14.7%
The University Hospital Newark, NJ $908 $1,582 ★ 1/5 294 min 15.6%
Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ $913 $4,400 ★ 2/5 235 min 17.5%
Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ $924 $812 ★ 5/5 192 min 13.9%
Centrastate Medical Center Freehold, NJ $924 $1,054 ★ 4/5 219 min 15.8%
Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ $966 $804 ★ 5/5 226 min 13.5%
Inspira Medical Center Vineland Vineland, NJ $1,501 $834 ★ 3/5 204 min 15.4%
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Elmer, NJ $1,501 $834 ★ 3/5 182 min 16.2%
Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ $1,521 $804 ★ 5/5 240 min 13.6%
Carewell Health Medical Center East Orange, NJ $2,067 $777 ★ 1/5 180 min 16.1%
Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ $2,604 $2,518 ★ 2/5 216 min 16.0%
St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc Paterson, NJ $2,671 $1,258 ★ 3/5 224 min 15.4%
Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell Pennington, NJ $3,434 $985 ★ 2/5 206 min 16.7%
Capital Health Regional Medical Center Trenton, NJ $3,434 $985 ★ 2/5 166 min 15.6%

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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