Lower back (lumbar) spinal fusion cost in New Mexico

Prices at 3 hospitals in New Mexico, from their machine-readable files.

Cash / self-pay (median)
$112,113
Chargemaster (median)
$186,854
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$47,552
Medicare pays
$1,511
$111,409$112,816
Median cash $112,113  ·  Medicare $1,511  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Typical cash range: $111,409 – $112,816. The median cash price is about 74.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos, NM $111,233 $47,552 164 min 15.2%
Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces, NM $112,992 $24,303 ★ 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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