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Cost of lumbar puncture in Massachusetts

locations
$225 - $390 25 locations $720 - $885 4 locations $885 - $1,050 3 locations $1,031 Sidecar Health
avg cash price $1,215 - $1,380 2 locations $1,380 - $1,545 9 locations $1,545 - $1,710 27 locations
$225 cash price $1,710

The average cash price for lumbar puncture in Massachusetts is $1,031. Use the chart above to see how much you can save by shopping around.

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With Sidecar Health insurance, you can choose any of these locations and keep the savings between the Sidecar Health average cash price and what the provider charges. For example, by having your lumbar puncture performed at one of these locations in Massachusetts, not only would you have no out-of-pocket costs, you would get to keep up to in savings.*

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As a Sidecar Health member, you can see any provider you want even if they charge more than the Sidecar Health average cash price. You would simply pay the difference between the average cash price and what the location charges. For example, having your lumbar puncture performed at one of these locations in Massachusetts would cost you only out-of-pocket.

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Hospitals in Massachusetts with listed prices for lumbar puncture

The following estimated costs are based on cash prices that providers have historically charged on average for lumbar puncture and will vary depending on where the service is done.

Locations Price Range
Mclean Hospital 115 Mill St Belmont, MA 02478 $225 – $1,710
Faulkner Hospital 1153 Centre St Boston, MA 02130 $225 – $1,545
Spaulding Hospital Cambridge 1575 Cambridge St Cambridge, MA 02138 $225 – $1,710
Newton Wellesley Hospital 2014 Washington St Newton, MA 02462 $225 – $1,545
Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary 243 Charles St Boston, MA 02114 $225 – $1,710
Cooley Dickinson Hospital 30 Locust St Northampton, MA 01060 $225 – $1,710
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital 300 1st Ave Charlestown, MA 02129 $225 – $1,710
Rehab Hospital Of Cape & Islands 311 Service Rd E Sandwich, MA 02537 $225 – $1,710
Massachusetts General Hospital 55 Fruit St Boston, MA 02114 $225 – $1,710
Nantucket Cottage Hospital 57 Prospect St Nantucket, MA 02554 $225 – $1,545
Berkshire Medical Center 725 North St Pittsfield, MA 01201 $225 – $390
Brigham And Womens Hospital 75 Francis St Boston, MA 02115 $225 – $1,710
North Shore Medical Center 81 Highland Ave Salem, MA 01970 $225 – $1,545
Harrington HealthCare System 100 South Street Southbridge, MA 01550 $720 – $885
Cambridge Health Alliance 1493 Cambridge St Cambridge, MA 02139 $720 – $885
Holyoke Medical Center 575 Beech St Holyoke, MA 01040 $885 – $1,050
Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital 242 Green St Gardner, MA 01440 $1,215 – $1,380
Morton Hospital 88 Washington St Taunton, MA 02780 $1,545 – $1,710
Steward Norwood Hospital Psychiatry 800 Washington St Norwood, MA 02062 $1,545 – $1,710
SMG Neurology at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center 736 Cambridge St Boston, MA 02135 $1,545 – $1,710
Steward Centers For Weight Control At Holy Family Hospital 70 East St Methuen, MA 01844 $1,545 – $1,710
Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill 140 Lincoln Ave Haverhill, MA 01830 $1,545 – $1,710
Carney Hospital 2100 Dorchester Ave Dorchester Center, MA 02124 $1,545 – $1,710
Good Samaritan Medical Center 235 N Pearl St Brockton, MA 02301 $1,545 – $1,710
Mclean Hospital 115 Mill St Belmont, MA 02478 $225 – $1,710
Faulkner Hospital 1153 Centre St Boston, MA 02130 $225 – $1,545
Spaulding Hospital Cambridge 1575 Cambridge St Cambridge, MA 02138 $225 – $1,710
Newton Wellesley Hospital 2014 Washington St Newton, MA 02462 $225 – $1,545
Mass Eye & Ear Infirmary 243 Charles St Boston, MA 02114 $225 – $1,710
Cooley Dickinson Hospital 30 Locust St Northampton, MA 01060 $225 – $1,710
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital 300 1st Ave Charlestown, MA 02129 $225 – $1,710
Rehab Hospital Of Cape & Islands 311 Service Rd E Sandwich, MA 02537 $225 – $1,710
Massachusetts General Hospital 55 Fruit St Boston, MA 02114 $225 – $1,710
Nantucket Cottage Hospital 57 Prospect St Nantucket, MA 02554 $225 – $1,545
Berkshire Medical Center 725 North St Pittsfield, MA 01201 $225 – $390
Brigham And Womens Hospital 75 Francis St Boston, MA 02115 $225 – $1,710
North Shore Medical Center 81 Highland Ave Salem, MA 01970 $225 – $1,545
Harrington HealthCare System 100 South Street Southbridge, MA 01550 $720 – $885
Cambridge Health Alliance 1493 Cambridge St Cambridge, MA 02139 $720 – $885
Holyoke Medical Center 575 Beech St Holyoke, MA 01040 $885 – $1,050
Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital 242 Green St Gardner, MA 01440 $1,215 – $1,380
Morton Hospital 88 Washington St Taunton, MA 02780 $1,545 – $1,710
Steward Norwood Hospital Psychiatry 800 Washington St Norwood, MA 02062 $1,545 – $1,710
SMG Neurology at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center 736 Cambridge St Boston, MA 02135 $1,545 – $1,710
Steward Centers For Weight Control At Holy Family Hospital 70 East St Methuen, MA 01844 $1,545 – $1,710
Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill 140 Lincoln Ave Haverhill, MA 01830 $1,545 – $1,710
Carney Hospital 2100 Dorchester Ave Dorchester Center, MA 02124 $1,545 – $1,710
Good Samaritan Medical Center 235 N Pearl St Brockton, MA 02301 $1,545 – $1,710

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* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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