Cash prices New Mexico Outpatient

Steroid injection cost in New Mexico without insurance

In New Mexico, the median cash price for Joint injection (cortisone shot) is $239.36 across 2 hospitals, from $127.60 to $351.12. The lowest is at Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems (Taos). The US median is $416.40.

Steroid injections, often called cortisone shots, treat joint, tendon and spine pain. They are billed by where the needle goes and whether imaging guides it. A shot in a knee or shoulder in a doctor's office is at the low end, while spine injections under X-ray in a hospital cost much more. The steroid itself is often a separate charge.

Collected Sep 23, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Steroid injection prices in New Mexico by type

20610 is an injection into a large joint such as the knee or shoulder and is used in the state table; 20605 and 20600 are medium and small joints; 20550 and 20552 are tendon and trigger point injections; 62321 to 62323 and 64483 are epidural injections; 64493 is a facet joint injection; 64635 is radiofrequency ablation; 64405 is an occipital nerve block; and 64615 is Botox for migraine.

ProcedureHospitals RangeMedian US median
Joint injection (cortisone shot) Injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound · code 20610 2 $127.60–$351.12 $239.36 $416.40
Joint injection (medium joint) Joint injection or drainage, medium joint (wrist, elbow, ankle) · code 20605 2 $106.00–$351.12 $228.56 $372.57
Joint injection (small joint) Joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) · code 20600 1 $351.12 $351.12 $347.10
Tendon sheath injection Injection into a tendon sheath or ligament (for example trigger finger) · code 20550 2 $211.20–$351.12 $281.16 $394.73
Trigger point injection Trigger point injections, 1 or 2 muscles · code 20552 2 $115.20–$448.14 $281.67 $361.23
Epidural injection, guided Lower-back epidural injection, with imaging guidance · code 62323 2 $1,088.22–$1,243.60 $1,165.91 $1,256.58
Epidural steroid injection Lower-back epidural injection, without imaging guidance · code 62322 2 $521.60–$1,099.98 $810.79 $1,177.23
Neck epidural injection Epidural steroid injection, neck or mid back, with imaging guidance · code 62321 2 $832.02–$1,243.60 $1,037.81 $1,256.54
Nerve root injection Lower-back nerve root steroid injection, with imaging guidance · code 64483 1 $1,566.00 $1,566.00 $1,447.72
Lumbar facet injection Facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance · code 64493 1 $1,137.20 $1,137.20 $1,490.00
Occipital nerve block Occipital nerve block (injection for headaches) · code 64405 2 $210.00–$609.84 $409.92 $515.00

Outpatient cash prices in New Mexico. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the state.

Lowest Joint injection (cortisone shot) prices in New Mexico

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Paying cash: what to do

  • Ask whether the price includes the medicine and any ultrasound or X-ray guidance.
  • Orthopedic, sports medicine and pain management offices often charge less than hospitals.
  • Doctors usually limit steroid shots to a few a year in one spot, so ask how many you might need.