Lung function test (PFT) cost in New Mexico

Prices at 12 hospitals in New Mexico, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $227 — 34% below the US median ($341), roughly 6.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Unm Hospital Albuquerque, NM $126 $331 ★ 2/5 273 min —
Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Gallup, NM $130 $190 — 136 min —
Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque, NM $204 $276 ★ 2/5 212 min —
Lovelace Women's Hospital Albuquerque, NM $204 $276 ★ 4/5 205 min —
Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque, NM $204 $276 ★ 4/5 159 min —
Lovelace Regional Hospital-Roswell Roswell, NM $204 $276 ★ 2/5 130 min —
Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos, NM $249 — ★ 1/5 92 min —
Union County General Hospital Clayton, NM $267 $343 — 132 min —
Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM $317 $303 — 99 min —
Sierra Vista Hospital T Or C, NM $479 $193 — 175 min —
Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos, NM $507 $1,034 — 168 min —
Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces, NM $690 $1,112 ★ 2/5 206 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)
$659
Cash / self-pay
$227
Insurer-negotiated
$276
Medicare pays
$37
$137$504
Median cash $227  ·  Medicare $37  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $227 — about 6.2× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($73).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $659 list price could save about $433 (66%).

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