Punch skin biopsy cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for skin biopsy, punch, one lesion: from $189.30 to $16,151.84, with a median of $481.74. The lowest price is at Lovelace Womens Hospital (Albuquerque). The highest price is 85.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $481.74, is 22% above the US median of $393.50.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- New Mexico ranks 35th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 11104. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$189.30Lovelace Womens Hospital
Median$481.74half of hospitals charge less
Highest$16,151.84in New Mexico
Lowest saves$292.44vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovelace Womens Hospital lowest Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM HC Punch Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $189.30 | $631.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $219.60 | $366.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Gallup · Gallup, NM 11104 Punch Biopsy Of Skin, Single | $224.00 | $746.00 | — source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM PUNCH BIOPSY; FIRST SKIN GROWTH | $303.27 | $551.40 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants · Grants, NM 11104 PUNCH BIOPSY OF SKIN INCLUDING SIMPLE CLOSURE WHEN PERFORMED | $323.83 | $404.79 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos · Taos, NM BIOPSY SKIN PUNCH 1ST SINGLE LESION | $352.80 | $441.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM Punch biopsy, first skin growth | $386.00 | $772.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC ED PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION CDM | $481.74 | $1,147.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM HC Punch Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $1,025.40 | $3,418.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM HC Punch Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $1,045.20 | $3,484.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell · Roswell, NM HC Punch Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $1,149.90 | $3,833.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Carlsbad Medical Center Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $2,526.05 | $25,260.53 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Punch biopsy of skin (including simple closure, when performed); single lesion | $3,782.53 | $6,304.22 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $9,145.29 | $33,871.43 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Punch biopsy of skin (including simple closure, when performed); single lesion | $16,151.84 | $26,919.74 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM | 5 | $189.30 | $1,025.40 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 2 | $219.60 | $1,372.82 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $3,782.53 | $6,463.91 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $386.00 | $386.00 |
| Grants, NM | 1 | $323.83 | $323.83 |
| Gallup, NM | 1 | $224.00 | $224.00 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $481.74 | $481.74 |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $1,149.90 | $1,149.90 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $352.80 | $352.80 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What punch skin biopsy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Punch skin biopsy explained.
Skin biopsy, punch, one lesion in other states
- Alabama$338.50
- Alaska$447.78
- Arizona$498.85
- Arkansas$262.10
- California$722.80
- Colorado$608.00
- Connecticut$420.38
- Delaware$753.48
- District of Columbia$578.98, 3 hospitals
- Florida$819.93
- Georgia$571.02
- Hawaii$597.18
- Idaho$228.45
- Illinois$372.00
- Indiana$451.30
- Iowa$265.30
- Kansas$504.43
- Kentucky$261.23
- Louisiana$310.04
- Maine$260.75
- Maryland$612.15
- Massachusetts$544.63
- Michigan$366.03
- Minnesota$288.45
- Mississippi$237.79
- Missouri$332.52
- Montana$320.09
- Nebraska$260.58
- Nevada$335.50
- New Hampshire$154.65
- New Jersey$538.97
- New York$689.75
- North Carolina$292.50
- North Dakota$339.50
- Ohio$445.23
- Oklahoma$350.40
- Oregon$254.09
- Pennsylvania$658.20
- Rhode Island$454.00
- South Carolina$592.00
- South Dakota$466.40
- Tennessee$186.90
- Texas$440.55
- Utah$365.04, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$229.06
- Virginia$311.40
- Washington$336.96
- West Virginia$384.25
- Wisconsin$240.00
- Wyoming$260.10
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.