Injection (shot) cost in Carlsbad, NM
In Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, 2 hospitals list a cash price for injection under the skin or into a muscle, for treatment or testing: from $28.00 to $116.40, with a median of $72.20. The lowest listed price is at Carlsbad Medical Center — $44.20 less than the median here. Across New Mexico, the median is $111.50 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 96372, 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 Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsbad Medical Center lowest Carlsbad, NM · (575) 887-4570 THERAPEUTIC DX SQ IM | $28.00 | $280.00 | $13.22–$260.40 | 90% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM · (575) 748-3333 THERAPEUTIC PROPHYLACTIC/DX INJECTION SU | $116.40 | $194.00 | $30.50–$184.30 | 40% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM · (575) 748-3333 THERAPEUTIC PROPHYLACTIC/DX INJECTION SQ | $116.40 | $194.00 | $30.50–$184.30 | 40% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM · (575) 748-3333 THERAPEUTIC PROPH/DX INJECTION SUBQ/IM | $116.40 | $194.00 | $30.50–$184.30 | 40% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM · (575) 748-3333 96372 THERAP PROPHYLACTIC/DX INJ SQ | $116.40 | $194.00 | $30.50–$184.30 | 40% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM · (575) 748-3333 PM THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ SC/IM | $116.40 | $194.00 | $30.50–$184.30 | 40% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM · (575) 748-3333 THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ, SC/I | $116.40 | $194.00 | $30.50–$184.30 | 40% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM · (575) 748-3333 THERAPEUTIC PROPHYLACTIC/DX INJ SUBQ/IM | $116.40 | $194.00 | $30.50–$184.30 | 40% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM · (575) 748-3333 THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ, SC/IM | $116.40 | $194.00 | $30.50–$184.30 | 40% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM · (575) 748-3333 THRAPUTIC PRPHYLCTIC/DX INJECTION SQ/IM | $116.40 | $194.00 | $30.50–$184.30 | 40% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM · (575) 748-3333 INJ, SQ/IM (NOT VACC) | $118.20 | $197.00 | $30.50–$187.15 | 40% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM · (575) 748-3333 IM INJECTION | $138.60 | $231.00 | $30.50–$219.45 | 40% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia, NM · (575) 748-3333 TRT INTRAMUSCULAR/SQ INJECTION | $156.00 | $260.00 | $30.50–$247.00 | 40% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $28.00, median $72.20, highest $116.40 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $86.20. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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 code is the fee for giving a shot under the skin or into a muscle, for example an antibiotic, vitamin B12, a pain medicine or a birth control shot. Vaccines use a different code (90471).
What the price covers
The price is for giving the shot. The medicine is billed separately, usually under its own J code.