Hemorrhoid banding cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation): from $291.20 to $16,326.37, with a median of $830.70. The lowest price is at Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems (Taos). The highest price is 56.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $830.70, is 27% below the US median of $1,132.30.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- New Mexico ranks 11th of 45 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 46221. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$291.20Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems
Median$830.70half of hospitals charge less
Highest$16,326.37in New Mexico
Lowest saves$539.50vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems lowest Taos · Taos, NM LIGATION OF HEMORRHOIDS | $291.20 | $364.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $580.10 | $1,054.72 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Removal of external hemorrhoids by rubber banding | $719.70 | $2,399.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Removal of external hemorrhoids by rubber banding | $733.50 | $2,445.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Removal of external hemorrhoids by rubber banding | $733.50 | $2,445.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell · Roswell, NM Removal of external hemorrhoids by rubber banding | $927.90 | $3,093.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC ED HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS CDM | $1,072.68 | $2,554.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LI | $1,712.40 | $2,854.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $3,201.07 | $11,855.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Hemorrhoidectomy, internal, by rubber band ligation(s) | $16,326.37 | $27,210.62 | 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 | $580.10 | $733.50 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 1 | $1,712.40 | $1,712.40 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $1,072.68 | $1,072.68 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 1 | $3,201.07 | $3,201.07 |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $927.90 | $927.90 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $291.20 | $291.20 |
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 hemorrhoid banding is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hemorrhoid banding explained.
Hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation) in other states
- Alabama$1,824.00
- Alaska$1,620.84
- Arizona$1,316.29
- Arkansas$834.60
- California$1,872.00
- Colorado$2,422.15
- Connecticut$3,224.78
- Delaware$1,067.60, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$2,277.23, 2 hospitals
- Florida$1,719.45
- Georgia$1,377.16
- Hawaii$1,850.10
- Idaho$1,094.40
- Illinois$914.00
- Indiana$2,199.33
- Iowa$653.80
- Kansas$956.00
- Kentucky$1,000.61
- Louisiana$498.40
- Maine$757.41
- Maryland$698.00, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$1,934.70
- Michigan$1,431.95
- Minnesota$815.17
- Mississippi$720.00
- Missouri$1,360.00
- Montana$661.60
- Nebraska$665.00
- Nevada$1,034.55, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$557.38
- New Jersey$2,531.28
- New York$1,140.93
- North Carolina$734.16
- North Dakota$1,420.90
- Ohio$1,912.95
- Oklahoma$984.60
- Oregon$740.25
- Pennsylvania$1,791.43
- Rhode Island$1,859.00
- South Carolina$1,546.20
- South Dakota$1,183.20
- Tennessee$1,015.80
- Texas$890.85
- Utah$1,413.80, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$1,341.00
- Virginia$1,452.00
- Washington$1,260.75
- West Virginia$1,181.25
- Wisconsin$1,235.70
- Wyoming$1,198.93, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.