CT scan of the arm with contrast cost in New Mexico

Prices at 12 hospitals in New Mexico, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,863 — 23% above the US median ($1,520), roughly 9.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Unm Hospital Albuquerque, NM $858 $344 ★ 2/5 279 min 15.3%
Guadalupe County Hospital Santa Rosa, NM $1,499 $1,385
Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos, NM $1,671 ★ 1/5 98 min 14.7%
Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM $1,838 $1,225 101 min 15.0%
Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque, NM $1,863 $2,070 ★ 2/5 217 min 14.9%
Lovelace Women's Hospital Albuquerque, NM $1,863 $2,070 ★ 4/5 199 min 14.0%
Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque, NM $1,863 $2,070 ★ 4/5 154 min 15.2%
Lovelace Regional Hospital-Roswell Roswell, NM $1,863 $2,070 ★ 2/5 126 min 15.3%
Union County General Hospital Clayton, NM $1,915 $2,462 130 min 15.3%
Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces, NM $2,199 $1,542 ★ 2/5 204 min 15.4%
Sierra Vista Hospital T Or C, NM $2,289 $356 171 min 15.2%
Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos, NM $3,753 $2,394 164 min 15.2%

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. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$3,364
Cash / self-pay
$1,863
Insurer-negotiated
$2,070
Medicare pays
$199
$1,516$2,280
Median cash $1,863  ·  Medicare $199  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,863 — about 9.3× the Medicare rate ($199). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($399).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,364 list price could save about $1,501 (45%).

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