Broken ankle treatment cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for broken ankle (outer ankle bone) treatment without surgery or setting: from $174.63 to $13,174.46, with a median of $851.64. The lowest price is at University of New Mexico Hospital (Albuquerque). The highest price is 75.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $851.64, is 78% above the US median of $477.46.
- That is 3.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($252.01).
- New Mexico ranks 43rd of 46 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 27786. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$174.63University of New Mexico Hospital
Median$851.64half of hospitals charge less
Highest$13,174.46in New Mexico
Lowest saves$677.01vs 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 CLOSED TREATMENT OF BROKEN OUTSIDE LOWER LEG BONE AT ANKLE | $174.63 | $317.50 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM Closed treatment of broken outside lower leg bone at ankle | $226.50 | $453.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC ED CLOSED TREATMENT OF ANKLE FRACTURE W/O MANIP CDM | $353.22 | $841.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos · Taos, NM TX FIBULAR FX DISTAL LAT MAL | $490.00 | $612.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants · Grants, NM 27786 CLOSED TREATMENT OF DISTAL FIBULAR FRACTURE LATERAL MALLEOLUS | $840.48 | $1,050.60 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM CLTX DSTL FIBULAR FX LAT MALLS W/O MANJ | $862.80 | $1,438.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Closed treatment of broken outside lower leg bone at ankle | $1,733.10 | $5,777.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Closed treatment of broken outside lower leg bone at ankle | $1,733.10 | $5,777.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell · Roswell, NM Closed treatment of broken outside lower leg bone at ankle | $2,193.30 | $7,311.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Carlsbad Medical Center Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM TREATMENT OF ANKLE FRACTURE | $13,174.46 | $131,744.63 | 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 | 3 | $174.63 | $1,733.10 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 2 | $862.80 | $7,018.63 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $226.50 | $226.50 |
| Grants, NM | 1 | $840.48 | $840.48 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $353.22 | $353.22 |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $2,193.30 | $2,193.30 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $490.00 | $490.00 |
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 broken ankle treatment is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Broken ankle treatment explained.
Broken ankle (outer ankle bone) treatment without surgery or setting in other states
- Alabama$272.03
- Alaska$799.40
- Arizona$1,277.00
- Arkansas$330.13
- California$535.60
- Colorado$510.60
- Connecticut$259.80, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$621.60, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$512.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$735.20
- Georgia$554.50
- Hawaii$700.30
- Idaho$386.00
- Illinois$441.70
- Indiana$391.20
- Iowa$446.76
- Kansas$674.80
- Kentucky$265.32
- Louisiana$209.15
- Maine$268.82
- Maryland$576.59, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$970.00
- Michigan$370.00
- Minnesota$448.00
- Mississippi$188.30
- Missouri$438.38
- Montana$485.06
- Nebraska$408.50
- Nevada$448.00
- New Hampshire$252.50
- New Jersey$1,288.35
- New York$526.88
- North Carolina$361.20
- North Dakota$398.40
- Ohio$378.00
- Oklahoma$255.21
- Oregon$577.15
- Pennsylvania$662.95
- Rhode Island$606.90
- South Carolina$302.00
- South Dakota$654.40
- Tennessee$241.50
- Texas$465.96
- Utah$444.69, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$467.00
- Virginia$241.50
- Washington$650.90
- West Virginia$304.55
- Wisconsin$527.19
- Wyoming$566.64
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.