Prostate test (PSA) cost in New Mexico

Prices at 15 hospitals in New Mexico, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $97 — 5% above the US median ($92), roughly 5.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital Albuquerque, NM $50 — — — —
Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Gallup, NM $52 $128 — 136 min —
Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos, NM $75 — ★ 1/5 92 min —
Union County General Hospital Clayton, NM $77 $99 — 132 min —
Unm Hospital Albuquerque, NM $85 $18 ★ 2/5 273 min —
Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque, NM $97 $291 ★ 2/5 212 min —
Lovelace Women's Hospital Albuquerque, NM $97 $291 ★ 4/5 205 min —
Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque, NM $97 $291 ★ 4/5 159 min —
Lovelace Regional Hospital-Roswell Roswell, NM $97 $291 ★ 2/5 130 min —
Gila Regional Medical Center Silver City, NM $117 $42 ★ 2/5 191 min —
Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces, NM $128 $101 ★ 2/5 206 min —
Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM $130 $86 — 99 min —
Sierra Vista Hospital T Or C, NM $144 $73 — 175 min —
Guadalupe County Hospital Santa Rosa, NM $177 $70 — — —
Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos, NM $181 $178 — 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 October 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)
$214
Cash / self-pay
$97
Insurer-negotiated
$101
Medicare pays
$18
$61$164
Median cash $97  ·  Medicare $18  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $97 — about 5.3× the Medicare rate ($18). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($37).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $214 list price could save about $117 (55%).

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