Sigmoidoscopy cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for flexible sigmoidoscopy, diagnostic (lower colon only): from $302.40 to $8,497.11, with a median of $965.10. The lowest price is at Artesia General Hospital (Artesia). The highest price is 28.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $965.10, is 20% below the US median of $1,203.93.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- New Mexico ranks 12th 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 45330. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$302.40Artesia General Hospital
Median$965.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,497.11in New Mexico
Lowest saves$662.70vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artesia General Hospital lowest Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA | $302.40 | $504.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos · Taos, NM SIGMOIDOSCOPY | $319.20 | $399.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell · Roswell, NM Diagnostic exam of lower portion of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $513.00 | $1,710.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF LOWER PORTION OF LARGE BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $748.04 | $1,360.08 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Diagnostic exam of lower portion of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $946.80 | $3,156.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC ED SIGMOID DX FLX W WO SPEC COLL CDM | $963.48 | $2,294.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Diagnostic exam of lower portion of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $965.10 | $3,217.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Diagnostic exam of lower portion of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $965.10 | $3,217.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Carlsbad Medical Center Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM DIAGNOSTIC SIGMOIDOSCOPY | $1,501.64 | $15,016.43 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM Diagnostic exam of lower portion of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $1,548.00 | $3,096.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell · Roswell, NM DIAGNOSTIC SIGMOIDOSCOPY | $2,343.61 | $11,160.06 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Sigmoidoscopy, flexible; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) | $5,929.48 | $9,882.48 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM DIAGNOSTIC SIGMOIDOSCOPY | $6,008.52 | $22,253.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Sigmoidoscopy, flexible; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing, when performed (separate procedure) | $8,497.11 | $14,161.85 | 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 | $748.04 | $965.10 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 2 | $302.40 | $902.02 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $6,008.52 | $7,252.82 |
| Roswell, NM | 2 | $513.00 | $1,428.30 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $1,548.00 | $1,548.00 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $963.48 | $963.48 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $319.20 | $319.20 |
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 sigmoidoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Sigmoidoscopy explained.
Flexible sigmoidoscopy, diagnostic (lower colon only) in other states
- Alabama$1,150.60
- Alaska$1,620.84
- Arizona$2,618.00
- Arkansas$677.64
- California$1,829.60
- Colorado$756.44
- Connecticut$3,217.67
- Delaware$1,480.08
- District of Columbia$2,239.64, 1 hospital
- Florida$2,801.60
- Georgia$1,331.00
- Hawaii$1,259.30
- Idaho$1,082.00
- Illinois$1,065.00
- Indiana$2,076.98
- Iowa$1,755.40
- Kansas$876.00
- Kentucky$2,608.70
- Louisiana$504.78
- Maine$558.13, 4 hospitals
- Maryland$2,784.86, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$1,850.58
- Michigan$2,399.00
- Minnesota$944.38
- Mississippi$759.79
- Missouri$1,246.20
- Montana$1,088.90
- Nebraska$1,455.24
- Nevada$1,011.00
- New Hampshire$603.74
- New Jersey$1,216.56
- New York$1,994.00
- North Carolina$1,217.40
- North Dakota$1,103.25
- Ohio$2,563.60
- Oklahoma$1,014.60
- Oregon$1,069.17
- Pennsylvania$1,158.00
- Puerto Rico$1,850.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$2,331.60
- South Carolina$1,812.00
- South Dakota$1,144.80
- Tennessee$672.75
- Texas$924.13
- Utah$819.32, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$1,255.84
- Virginia$1,130.85
- Washington$1,571.88
- West Virginia$859.59
- Wisconsin$819.51
- Wyoming$1,618.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.