Wrist fracture care, no reset cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for closed treatment of a wrist (distal radius) fracture, no resetting: from $233.10 to $887.45, with a median of $424.91. The lowest price is at Lovelace Westside Hospital (Albuquerque) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 3.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $424.91, is 10% below the US median of $473.89.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($252.01).
- New Mexico ranks 19th of 47 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 25600. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$233.10Lovelace Westside Hospital + 1 more
Median$424.91half of hospitals charge less
Highest$887.45in New Mexico
Lowest saves$191.81vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovelace Westside Hospital lowest Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | $233.10 | $777.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital lowest Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | $233.10 | $777.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | $326.40 | $1,088.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | $353.50 | $707.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell · Roswell, NM Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | $421.50 | $1,405.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM CLOSED TREATMENT OF BROKEN FOREARM (RADIUS) BONE AT THE WRIST AREA ON THE THUMB SIDE OF THE WRIST WITHOUT MANIPULATION | $428.31 | $778.75 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos · Taos, NM TX RADIUS FX/EPIPHY SEP/ULNA | $630.80 | $788.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC ED TREAT DISTAL RADIAL FRACTURE RADIUS/ULNA W/O MANIP CDM | $662.34 | $1,577.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Gallup · Gallup, NM 25600-distal Radial W/o Manipulation | $865.00 | $2,883.00 | — source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants · Grants, NM 25600 CLOSED TREATMENT OF DISTAL RADIAL FRACTURE WITHOUT MANIPULATION | $887.45 | $1,109.31 | Mar 11, 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 | $233.10 | $279.75 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $353.50 | $353.50 |
| Grants, NM | 1 | $887.45 | $887.45 |
| Gallup, NM | 1 | $865.00 | $865.00 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $662.34 | $662.34 |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $421.50 | $421.50 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $630.80 | $630.80 |
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 wrist fracture care, no reset is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Wrist fracture care, no reset explained.
Closed treatment of a wrist (distal radius) fracture, no resetting in other states
- Alabama$274.13
- Alaska$495.06
- Arizona$1,577.00
- Arkansas$218.37
- California$558.24
- Colorado$661.86
- Connecticut$788.84
- Delaware$669.48, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$447.62, 3 hospitals
- Florida$557.60
- Georgia$524.70
- Hawaii$899.50
- Idaho$341.60
- Illinois$518.40
- Indiana$435.60
- Iowa$437.70
- Kansas$604.33
- Kentucky$282.78
- Louisiana$284.60
- Maine$290.70
- Maryland$832.89, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$619.27
- Michigan$379.00
- Minnesota$492.48
- Mississippi$205.97
- Missouri$415.87
- Montana$457.19
- Nebraska$467.70
- Nevada$441.60
- New Hampshire$267.15
- New Jersey$1,963.09
- New York$561.60
- North Carolina$411.50
- North Dakota$445.25
- Ohio$409.50
- Oklahoma$262.61
- Oregon$529.31
- Pennsylvania$662.95
- Puerto Rico$249.36, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$315.00
- South Carolina$378.60
- South Dakota$597.70
- Tennessee$236.55
- Texas$445.81
- Utah$414.41, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$540.06
- Virginia$338.00
- Washington$616.80
- West Virginia$317.50
- Wisconsin$615.55
- Wyoming$513.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.