Scans and imaging CPT 71250 New Mexico Outpatient

Chest CT scan cost in New Mexico

In New Mexico, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, no contrast dye: from $1,622.40 to $2,276.82, with a median of $1,949.61. The lowest price is at Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems (Taos). The highest price is 1.4× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 71250. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$1,622.40Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems
Median$1,949.61half pay less
Highest$2,276.82in New Mexico
Lowest saves$327.21vs the median

Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems lowest Taos · Taos, NM CT CHEST W/O CONTRAST $1,622.40 $2,028.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC CT THORAX WO CONTRAST $2,276.82 $5,421.00 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Hobbs, NM 1 $2,276.82 $2,276.82
Taos, NM 1 $1,622.40 $1,622.40

What it is

A chest CT uses X-rays and a computer to make detailed cross-section pictures of the lungs, airways and chest. Without contrast dye it is often used to follow up a lung nodule, look at lung disease or check an abnormal chest X-ray.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.

Diagnostic CT scan of the chest, no contrast dye in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.