Scans and imaging CPT 71260 New Mexico Outpatient

Chest CT scan with contrast cost in New Mexico

In New Mexico, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye: from $1,890.40 to $2,725.38, with a median of $2,307.89. 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 71260. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$1,890.40Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems
Median$2,307.89half pay less
Highest$2,725.38in New Mexico
Lowest saves$417.49vs 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/CONTRAST $1,890.40 $2,363.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC CT THORAX W CONTRAST $2,725.38 $6,489.00 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 $2,725.38 $2,725.38
Taos, NM 1 $1,890.40 $1,890.40

What it is

A chest CT with contrast uses X-rays and dye injected into a vein to make detailed pictures of the lungs, blood vessels, lymph nodes and other chest tissues. It is used to look at masses, enlarged lymph nodes, infections and for cancer staging.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the scan; the contrast agent may appear as a separate line on some bills. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.

Diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.