Shoulder X-ray cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for shoulder X-ray, complete, 2 or more views: from $102.00 to $625.50, with a median of $237.21. The lowest price is at Carlsbad Medical Center (Carlsbad). The highest price is 6.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $237.21, is 14% below the US median of $277.00.
- That is 2.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- New Mexico ranks 25th 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 73030. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$102.00Carlsbad Medical Center
Median$237.21half of hospitals charge less
Highest$625.50in New Mexico
Lowest saves$135.21vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsbad Medical Center lowest Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM UE-SHLDR 2VW PLUS DR | $102.00 | $1,020.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services one side Gallup · Gallup, NM Xr Shoulder Complete 2 Plus Views Left | $107.00 | $358.00 | — source file |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center one side Roswell · Roswell, NM XR Shoulder Complete Min 2 V Left DR | $132.30 | $630.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital one side Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM X-RAY OF SHOULDER; MINIMUM OF 2 VIEWS | $134.75 | $245.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell · Roswell, NM X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | $176.70 | $589.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | $219.30 | $731.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | $223.80 | $746.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | $223.80 | $746.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM UE-SHLDR 2VW PLUS DR | $233.82 | $866.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital one side Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM XR SHOULDER COM LEFT | $240.60 | $401.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC XR SHOULDER COMPLETE MIN 2 VIEWS | $293.58 | $699.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems one side Taos · Taos, NM XR SHOULDER LT 2 VIEWS MIN | $300.80 | $376.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alta Vista Regional Hospital Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NM X-RAY EXAM OF SHOULDER | $327.50 | $655.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | $387.00 | $774.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Cibola General Hospital one side Grants · Grants, NM XR SHOULDER COMPLETE 2+ VIEWS RIGHT | $402.11 | $502.64 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Gila Regional Medical Center Silver County · Silver City, NM SHOULDER COMP AP/Y/AXIL | $458.40 | $573.00 | Dec 2, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Radiologic examination, shoulder; complete, minimum of 2 views | $569.24 | $948.74 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Radiologic examination, shoulder; complete, minimum of 2 views | $625.50 | $1,042.50 | Jul 10, 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 | $134.75 | $223.80 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 2 | $102.00 | $171.30 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $233.82 | $401.53 |
| Roswell, NM | 2 | $132.30 | $154.50 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $387.00 | $387.00 |
| Grants, NM | 1 | $402.11 | $402.11 |
| Gallup, NM | 1 | $107.00 | $107.00 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $293.58 | $293.58 |
| Las Vegas, NM | 1 | $327.50 | $327.50 |
| Silver City, NM | 1 | $458.40 | $458.40 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $300.80 | $300.80 |
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 shoulder X-ray is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Shoulder X-ray explained.
Shoulder X-ray, complete, 2 or more views in other states
- Alabama$200.79
- Alaska$622.44
- Arizona$158.39
- Arkansas$113.79
- California$551.80
- Colorado$314.12
- Connecticut$296.84
- Delaware$343.80
- District of Columbia$318.97, 3 hospitals
- Florida$727.60
- Georgia$217.35
- Hawaii$221.40
- Idaho$340.00
- Illinois$359.00
- Indiana$209.00
- Iowa$227.41
- Kansas$225.16
- Kentucky$301.57
- Louisiana$131.70
- Maine$227.25
- Maryland$159.66
- Massachusetts$285.74
- Michigan$202.00
- Minnesota$234.65
- Mississippi$136.13
- Missouri$264.60
- Montana$217.10
- Nebraska$359.42
- Nevada$408.62
- New Hampshire$276.62
- New Jersey$117.49
- New York$210.38
- North Carolina$291.00
- North Dakota$176.89
- Ohio$336.99
- Oklahoma$193.70
- Oregon$280.00
- Pennsylvania$338.70
- Puerto Rico$56.00
- Rhode Island$213.00
- South Carolina$312.50
- South Dakota$342.40
- Tennessee$137.75
- Texas$319.15
- Utah$607.20
- Vermont$511.00
- Virginia$319.00
- Washington$327.28
- West Virginia$179.00
- Wisconsin$234.65
- Wyoming$313.95
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.