Vitamin B12 test cost in Carlsbad, NM
In Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, 1 hospital lists a cash price for vitamin B12 (cobalamin) blood test: from $128.40 to $128.40, with a median of $128.40. Across New Mexico, the median is $127.57 at 9 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82607, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 20, 2026 and Feb 20, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Carlsbad-Artesia, NM.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artesia General Hospital lowest Artesia, NM · (575) 748-3333 VITAMIN B12 (Vitros) | $128.40 | $214.00 | $12.82–$203.30 | 40% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM · (575) 748-3333 vitamin B12 REF 001503 | $142.20 | $237.00 | $12.82–$225.15 | 40% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $128.40, median $128.40, highest $128.40.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $72.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This blood test measures the level of vitamin B12, which the body needs for red blood cells and nerves. It is ordered to look into anemia, numbness or tingling, memory problems, or conditions and medicines that lower B12 absorption.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the B12 test only. The blood draw is often billed separately, and folate (82746) or follow-up tests are separate codes.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82607 ($86.80). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Carlsbad Medical Center Carlsbad, NMVITAMIN B-12 | $8.00 | file |