Spinal tap (lumbar puncture) cost in Oregon

Prices at 17 hospitals in Oregon, from their machine-readable files.

Cash / self-pay (median)
$1,232
Chargemaster (median)
$1,785
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$850
Medicare pays
$165
$713$1,912
Median cash $1,232  ·  Medicare $165  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Typical cash range: $713 – $1,912. The median cash price is about 7.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Sky Lakes Medical Center Klamath Falls, OR $680 $1,795 ★ 2/5 194 min 14.0%
St Anthony Hospital Pendleton, OR $708 $859 ★ 3/5 144 min 14.7%
Peacehealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center Cottage Grove, OR $716 121 min 14.9%
Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR $803 140 min 14.7%
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR $982 ★ 4/5 186 min 14.1%
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR $982 ★ 3/5 166 min 14.7%
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR $982 ★ 3/5 154 min 14.4%
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR $982 ★ 2/5 175 min 14.7%
Peace Harbor Medical Center Florence, OR $1,232 ★ 5/5 121 min 14.5%
Sacred Heart Medical Center – Riverbend Springfield, OR $1,336 $862 ★ 4/5 250 min 12.8%
St Charles Madras Madras, OR $1,428 $679 131 min 15.3%
St Charles Medical Center Prineville Prineville, OR $1,428 $625 ★ 3/5 123 min 14.3%
St Charles Medical Center – Bend Bend, OR $1,428 $840 ★ 4/5 174 min 13.3%
Ohsu Hospital And Clinics Portland, OR $1,890 $912 ★ 3/5 234 min 14.0%
Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR $1,895 $832 ★ 3/5 200 min 14.5%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside Hillsboro, OR $1,936 $598 ★ 4/5 15.0%
Shriners Hospital For Children – Portland Portland, OR $3,486 $991

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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