Joint injection (small joint) cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes): from $88.80 to $15,827.39, with a median of $376.80. The lowest price is at Artesia General Hospital (Artesia). The highest price is 178.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $376.80, is 5% above the US median of $359.00.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- New Mexico ranks 33rd 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 20600. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$88.80Artesia General Hospital
Median$376.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$15,827.39in New Mexico
Lowest saves$288.00vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artesia General Hospital lowest Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM ARTHROCENT ASPIR&/INJ SM JT/BURSA W/O US | $88.80 | $148.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants · Grants, NM 20600 ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION SMALL JOINT OR BURSA EG | $136.78 | $170.98 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital one side Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM SMALL JOINT | $161.15 | $293.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC ED ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIR&/INJ SMALL JT/BURSA W/O US CDM | $351.12 | $836.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Gallup · Gallup, NM 20600: Small Jointadmin Other Charge | $352.00 | $1,172.00 | — source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM HC Arthrocentesis Asp/Inj Small Joint W/O US | $369.30 | $1,231.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM HC Arthrocentesis Asp/Inj Small Joint W/O US | $376.80 | $1,256.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM HC Arthrocentesis Asp/Inj Small Joint W/O US | $376.80 | $1,256.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mimbres Valley Medical Center Deming · Deming, NM Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | $411.50 | $822.99 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | $549.50 | $1,099.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems one side Taos · Taos, NM IR ASP/INJ SM JNT/BURSA RT W/O US GUIDE | $566.00 | $707.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carlsbad Medical Center Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/BURSA | $2,001.37 | $20,013.71 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/BURSA | $15,827.39 | $58,619.95 | Apr 1, 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 | 4 | $161.15 | $373.05 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 2 | $88.80 | $1,045.08 |
| Deming, NM | 1 | $411.50 | $411.50 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $549.50 | $549.50 |
| Grants, NM | 1 | $136.78 | $136.78 |
| Gallup, NM | 1 | $352.00 | $352.00 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $351.12 | $351.12 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 1 | $15,827.39 | $15,827.39 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $566.00 | $566.00 |
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 joint injection (small joint) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Joint injection (small joint) explained.
Joint injection or drainage, small joint (fingers, toes) in other states
- Alabama$385.00
- Alaska$350.03
- Arizona$362.61
- Arkansas$309.40
- California$728.00
- Colorado$390.50
- Connecticut$858.58
- Delaware$1,012.20, 4 hospitals
- District of Columbia$584.04, 3 hospitals
- Florida$550.80
- Georgia$496.26
- Hawaii$703.50
- Idaho$298.20
- Illinois$312.50
- Indiana$293.76
- Iowa$280.00
- Kansas$236.43
- Kentucky$208.80
- Louisiana$258.30
- Maine$203.26
- Maryland$168.51
- Massachusetts$541.00
- Michigan$338.00
- Minnesota$323.61
- Mississippi$250.64
- Missouri$273.48
- Montana$171.98
- Nebraska$222.31
- Nevada$333.00
- New Hampshire$258.88
- New Jersey$728.72
- New York$449.22
- North Carolina$305.44
- North Dakota$285.83
- Ohio$493.50
- Oklahoma$243.43
- Oregon$313.76
- Pennsylvania$410.85
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$925.00
- South Carolina$375.25
- South Dakota$478.69
- Tennessee$290.40
- Texas$430.75
- Utah$345.43
- Vermont$359.00
- Virginia$366.45
- Washington$379.08
- West Virginia$350.00
- Wisconsin$310.46
- Wyoming$243.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.