IV infusion therapy (initial) cost in New Mexico

Prices at 14 hospitals in New Mexico, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $456 — 15% above the US median ($396), roughly 6.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Unm Hospital Albuquerque, NM $165 $210 ★ 2/5 273 min
Guadalupe County Hospital Santa Rosa, NM $252 $280
Union County General Hospital Clayton, NM $311 $400 132 min
Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos, NM $380 ★ 1/5 92 min
Gila Regional Medical Center Silver City, NM $422 $258 ★ 2/5 191 min
Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM $449 $245 99 min
Sierra Vista Hospital T Or C, NM $463 $246 175 min
Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque, NM $525 $1,575 ★ 2/5 212 min
Lovelace Women's Hospital Albuquerque, NM $525 $1,575 ★ 4/5 205 min
Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque, NM $525 $1,575 ★ 4/5 159 min
Lovelace Regional Hospital-Roswell Roswell, NM $525 $1,575 ★ 2/5 130 min
Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces, NM $782 $875 ★ 2/5 206 min
Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos, NM $851 $1,022 168 min

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 September 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)
$682
Cash / self-pay
$456
Insurer-negotiated
$400
Medicare pays
$67
$191$705
Median cash $456  ·  Medicare $67  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $456 — about 6.8× the Medicare rate ($67). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($134).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $682 list price could save about $227 (33%).

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