Head CT scan cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye: from $580.90 to $2,839.70, with a median of $1,504.80. The lowest price is at Carlsbad Medical Center (Carlsbad). The highest price is 4.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,504.80, is 25% above the US median of $1,200.00.
- That is 14.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- New Mexico ranks 41st of 51 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 70450. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$580.90Carlsbad Medical Center
Median$1,504.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,839.70in New Mexico
Lowest saves$923.90vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsbad Medical Center lowest Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM CT-HEAD WO | $580.90 | $5,809.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM CT SCAN HEAD OR BRAIN WITHOUT CONTRAST | $628.65 | $1,143.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM CT scan head or brain without contrast | $996.60 | $3,322.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM CT scan head or brain without contrast | $1,015.50 | $3,385.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM CT scan head or brain without contrast | $1,015.50 | $3,385.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell · Roswell, NM CT Head or Brain WO | $1,035.72 | $4,932.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM CT scan head or brain without contrast | $1,372.50 | $2,745.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | $1,478.10 | $2,463.50 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM CT-HEAD WO | $1,482.84 | $5,492.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos · Taos, NM CT HEAD/BRAIN W/O CONTRAST | $1,504.80 | $1,881.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC CT HEAD/BRAIN WO CONTRAST | $1,556.10 | $3,705.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell · Roswell, NM CT scan head or brain without contrast | $1,587.30 | $5,291.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM CT HEAD STROKE ALERT | $1,739.94 | $2,899.90 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants · Grants, NM CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $1,799.62 | $2,249.52 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Alta Vista Regional Hospital Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NM CT-HEAD WO | $2,213.19 | $4,426.38 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Sierra Vista Hospital Truth Or Consequences · Truth Or Consequences, NM CT HEAD W O CONTRAST | $2,268.00 | $3,024.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Gila Regional Medical Center Silver County · Silver City, NM CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST | $2,332.00 | $2,915.00 | Dec 2, 2025 source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | $2,590.84 | $4,318.07 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mimbres Valley Medical Center Deming · Deming, NM CT scan head or brain without contrast | $2,839.70 | $5,679.39 | Sep 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM | 5 | $628.65 | $1,015.50 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 2 | $580.90 | $1,160.42 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $1,478.10 | $1,480.47 |
| Roswell, NM | 2 | $1,035.72 | $1,311.51 |
| Deming, NM | 1 | $2,839.70 | $2,839.70 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $1,372.50 | $1,372.50 |
| Grants, NM | 1 | $1,799.62 | $1,799.62 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 |
| Las Vegas, NM | 1 | $2,213.19 | $2,213.19 |
| Silver City, NM | 1 | $2,332.00 | $2,332.00 |
| Truth Or Consequences, NM | 1 | $2,268.00 | $2,268.00 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $1,504.80 | $1,504.80 |
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 head CT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Head CT scan explained.
CT scan of the head or brain, no contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$1,093.54
- Alaska$2,167.37
- Arizona$919.34
- Arkansas$655.57
- California$2,288.00
- Colorado$1,386.94
- Connecticut$827.00
- Delaware$1,490.62
- District of Columbia$1,382.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,054.35
- Georgia$1,177.20
- Hawaii$1,283.60
- Idaho$993.75
- Illinois$1,821.28
- Indiana$765.18
- Iowa$1,367.83
- Kansas$1,025.82
- Kentucky$1,106.13
- Louisiana$655.76
- Maine$981.00
- Maryland$105.51
- Massachusetts$1,045.00
- Michigan$892.45
- Minnesota$1,258.52
- Mississippi$758.00
- Missouri$1,257.12
- Montana$1,179.75
- Nebraska$1,962.80
- Nevada$1,758.00
- New Hampshire$1,319.83
- New Jersey$414.70
- New York$828.29
- North Carolina$1,322.00
- North Dakota$1,079.30
- Ohio$835.25
- Oklahoma$979.20
- Oregon$1,011.50
- Pennsylvania$1,082.64
- Puerto Rico$325.00
- Rhode Island$1,100.00
- South Carolina$1,367.60
- South Dakota$1,977.60
- Tennessee$713.40
- Texas$1,671.91
- Utah$3,288.83
- Vermont$1,873.00
- Virginia$1,328.00
- Washington$1,332.72
- West Virginia$709.50
- Wisconsin$1,288.30
- Wyoming$1,296.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.