Knee replacement cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for total knee replacement: from $4,351.01 to $40,114.62, with a median of $16,961.46. The lowest price is at University of New Mexico Hospital (Albuquerque). The highest price is 9.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $16,961.46, is 11% above the US median of $15,226.08.
- New Mexico ranks 23rd of 38 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 27447. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4,351.01University of New Mexico Hospital
Median$16,961.46half of hospitals charge less
Highest$40,114.62in New Mexico
Lowest saves$12,610.45vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico Hospital one side lowest Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM REPLACEMENT OF KNEE JOINT; BOTH SIDES OF KNEE | $4,351.01 | $7,910.93 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Carlsbad Medical Center Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $9,935.00 | $99,350.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Gila Regional Medical Center Silver County · Silver City, NM TKA | $12,340.80 | $15,426.00 | Dec 2, 2025 source file |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell · Roswell, NM TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $21,582.12 | $102,772.00 | Dec 20, 2024 source file |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $37,263.24 | $138,012.00 | Dec 3, 2024 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Arthroplasty, knee, condyle and plateau; medial AND lateral compartments with or without patella resurfacing (total knee arthroplasty) | $40,114.62 | $66,857.70 | 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $37,263.24 | $38,688.93 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 1 | $4,351.01 | $4,351.01 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 1 | $9,935.00 | $9,935.00 |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $21,582.12 | $21,582.12 |
| Silver City, NM | 1 | $12,340.80 | $12,340.80 |
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 knee replacement is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Knee replacement explained.
Total knee replacement in other states
- Alabama$21,642.44
- Alaska$28,399.95, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$24,358.18
- Arkansas$5,662.91
- California$25,760.00
- Colorado$20,128.73
- Connecticut$7,390.00, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$15,520.99, 1 hospital
- Florida$22,238.53
- Georgia$12,866.00
- Hawaii$25,328.10
- Idaho$15,889.00
- Illinois$11,561.00
- Indiana$26,525.07
- Iowa$7,847.00
- Kansas$12,095.00
- Kentucky$22,807.51
- Louisiana$12,395.33
- Maine$4,294.93, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$17,953.96, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$19,034.71
- Michigan$16,651.85
- Minnesota$7,300.53
- Mississippi$11,099.08
- Missouri$14,288.34
- Montana$9,136.33
- Nebraska$11,450.00
- Nevada$13,964.00
- New Hampshire$11,570.42, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$6,311.00
- New York$15,226.08
- North Carolina$16,885.10
- North Dakota$12,378.12, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$42,936.20
- Oklahoma$17,904.39
- Oregon$6,094.22
- Pennsylvania$24,245.50
- Rhode Island$13,600.26, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$33,851.47
- South Dakota$16,534.28, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$15,097.12
- Texas$12,833.00
- Utah$11,272.50, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$11,576.89, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$36,652.20
- Washington$24,865.10
- West Virginia$10,172.50
- Wisconsin$6,275.53
- Wyoming$8,170.38, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.