Rib and chest X-ray cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views: from $69.39 to $638.26, with a median of $301.80. The lowest price is at Mountain View Regional Medical Center (Las Cruces). The highest price is 9.2× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 71101. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$69.39Mountain View Regional Medical Center
Median$301.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$638.26in New Mexico
Lowest saves$232.41vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center lowest Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM CH-RIB UNI PA CXR DR | $69.39 | $257.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carlsbad Medical Center Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM CH-RIB UNI PA CXR DR | $156.60 | $1,566.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center one side Roswell · Roswell, NM XR Ribs w PA Chest Right Min 3 V DR | $174.51 | $831.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell · Roswell, NM X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $219.90 | $733.00 | — source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital one side Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM X-RAY EXAM UNILAT RIBS/CHEST | $232.65 | $423.00 | — source file |
| Artesia General Hospital one side Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM UC XR RIBS UNILATERAL | $288.60 | $481.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $296.10 | $987.00 | — source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $301.80 | $1,006.00 | — source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $301.80 | $1,006.00 | — source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM X-ray of ribs on side of body, minimum of 3 views | $304.50 | $609.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems one side Taos · Taos, NM XR RIBS UNI RT W/PA CHEST 3V | $372.00 | $465.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alta Vista Regional Hospital Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NM CH-RIB UNI PA CXR CR | $409.83 | $819.67 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Cibola General Hospital one side Grants · Grants, NM XR RIBS W/ PA CHEST LEFT | $469.68 | $587.10 | — source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC XR RIBS/CHEST UNI MIN 3 VIEWS | $487.62 | $1,161.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center one side Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Radiologic examination, ribs, unilateral; including posteroanterior chest, minimum of 3 views | $541.81 | $903.01 | — source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center one side Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Radiologic examination, ribs, unilateral; including posteroanterior chest, minimum of 3 views | $638.26 | $1,063.77 | — 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 | $232.65 | $301.80 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 2 | $156.60 | $222.60 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $69.39 | $305.60 |
| Roswell, NM | 2 | $174.51 | $197.20 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $304.50 | $304.50 |
| Grants, NM | 1 | $469.68 | $469.68 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $487.62 | $487.62 |
| Las Vegas, NM | 1 | $409.83 | $409.83 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $372.00 | $372.00 |
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 it is
This study takes pictures of the ribs on one side plus a front view of the chest. The chest view checks the lungs for a collapsed lung or bleeding after a rib injury.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.
Rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views in other states
- Alabama$243.15
- Alaska$548.73
- Arizona$263.91
- Arkansas$107.20
- California$616.00
- Colorado$388.74
- Connecticut$392.41
- Delaware$367.85
- District of Columbia$339.86
- Florida$718.30
- Georgia$299.97
- Hawaii$265.30
- Idaho$385.80
- Illinois$480.00
- Indiana$241.00
- Iowa$287.40
- Kansas$302.85
- Kentucky$347.66
- Louisiana$136.64
- Maine$320.25
- Maryland$204.62
- Massachusetts$376.60
- Michigan$231.04
- Minnesota$291.06
- Mississippi$157.36
- Missouri$274.30
- Montana$262.52
- Nebraska$422.00
- Nevada$465.53
- New Hampshire$355.90
- New Jersey$133.63
- New York$209.41
- North Carolina$321.35
- North Dakota$188.27
- Ohio$392.40
- Oklahoma$242.84
- Oregon$324.26
- Pennsylvania$411.44
- Puerto Rico$47.50
- Rhode Island$285.60
- South Carolina$354.90
- South Dakota$463.20
- Tennessee$156.06
- Texas$394.69
- Utah$608.73
- Vermont$664.09
- Virginia$411.00
- Washington$365.95
- West Virginia$227.00
- Wisconsin$276.15
- Wyoming$399.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.