Spinal tap (lumbar puncture) cost in New Mexico

Prices at 10 hospitals in New Mexico, from their machine-readable files.

Cash / self-pay (median)
$1,286
Chargemaster (median)
$2,380
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$1,877
Medicare pays
$165

Typical cash range: $609 – $1,528.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos, NM $527 $2,022 164 min 15.2%
Rehoboth Mckinley Christian Health Care Services Gallup, NM $619 $1,689 138 min
Unm Hospital Albuquerque, NM $721 $695 ★ 2/5 279 min 15.3%
Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM $748 $383 101 min 15.0%
Union County General Hospital Clayton, NM $1,053 $1,354 130 min 15.3%
Lovelace Women's Hospital Albuquerque, NM $1,518 $2,075 ★ 4/5 199 min 14.0%
Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque, NM $1,518 $2,075 ★ 4/5 154 min 15.2%
Lovelace Regional Hospital – Roswell Roswell, NM $1,518 $2,075 ★ 2/5 126 min 15.3%
Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque, NM $1,518 $2,075 ★ 2/5 217 min 14.9%
Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces, NM $1,620 $1,731 ★ 2/5 204 min 15.4%

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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