Occipital nerve block cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for occipital nerve block (injection for headaches): from $153.00 to $996.00, with a median of $400.50. The lowest price is at Artesia General Hospital (Artesia). The highest price is 6.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $400.50, is 26% below the US median of $540.00.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- New Mexico ranks 15th of 48 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 64405. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$153.00Artesia General Hospital
Median$400.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$996.00in New Mexico
Lowest saves$247.50vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artesia General Hospital lowest Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM INJECTION AA&/STRD GREATER OCCIPITAL NER | $153.00 | $255.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM INJECTION OF ANESTHETIC AGENT AND/OR STEROID INTO UPPER NECK AND BACK OF HEAD NERVE | $248.88 | $452.50 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $393.00 | $1,310.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $400.50 | $1,335.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $400.50 | $1,335.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC ED NERVE BLOCK INJ OCCIPITAL CDM | $609.84 | $1,452.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into upper neck and back of head nerve | $692.00 | $1,384.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos · Taos, NM NERVE BLOCK OCCIPITAL | $996.00 | $1,245.00 | 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 | 4 | $248.88 | $396.75 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 1 | $153.00 | $153.00 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $692.00 | $692.00 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $609.84 | $609.84 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $996.00 | $996.00 |
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 occipital nerve block is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Occipital nerve block explained.
Occipital nerve block (injection for headaches) in other states
- Alabama$475.75
- Alaska$820.50
- Arizona$367.76
- Arkansas$410.30
- California$878.80
- Colorado$706.16
- Connecticut$804.10
- Delaware$1,205.40, 4 hospitals
- District of Columbia$421.95, 3 hospitals
- Florida$904.61
- Georgia$868.80
- Hawaii$1,472.10
- Idaho$406.20
- Illinois$520.00
- Indiana$604.29
- Iowa$544.00
- Kansas$399.10
- Kentucky$441.99
- Louisiana$258.30
- Maine$299.85
- Maryland$559.09, 4 hospitals
- Massachusetts$892.00
- Michigan$517.00
- Minnesota$611.82
- Mississippi$273.48
- Missouri$380.10
- Montana$293.55
- Nebraska$424.00
- Nevada$342.60
- New Hampshire$381.98
- New Jersey$1,345.00
- New York$473.55
- North Carolina$594.50
- North Dakota$359.78
- Ohio$787.15
- Oklahoma$381.38
- Oregon$371.71
- Pennsylvania$564.45
- Puerto Rico$1,050.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$939.43
- South Carolina$729.00
- South Dakota$762.00
- Tennessee$288.45
- Texas$427.05
- Utah$538.58
- Vermont$511.49
- Virginia$549.60
- Washington$663.00
- West Virginia$366.75
- Wisconsin$462.15
- Wyoming$491.23
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.