Knee MRI cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye: from $568.70 to $3,367.20, with a median of $1,472.24. The lowest price is at Carlsbad Medical Center (Carlsbad). The highest price is 5.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,472.24, is 21% below the US median of $1,852.45.
- That is 6.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- New Mexico ranks 13th 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 73721. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$568.70Carlsbad Medical Center
Median$1,472.24half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,367.20in New Mexico
Lowest saves$903.54vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsbad Medical Center lowest Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM MR-LW JOINT WO | $568.70 | $5,687.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital one side Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM MRI SCAN OF LEG JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $641.85 | $1,167.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE LIMITED | $801.78 | $1,909.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Gallup · Gallup, NM MRI scan of leg joint | $1,122.00 | $3,741.00 | — source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $1,177.50 | $3,925.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $1,200.00 | $4,000.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $1,200.00 | $4,000.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems one side Taos · Taos, NM MRI EXT LOWER KNEE RT W/O CONTRAST | $1,254.00 | $1,567.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM ORTHO MRI JNT LOWER EXT | $1,471.80 | $2,453.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material | $1,472.24 | $2,453.73 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center one side Roswell · Roswell, NM MRI Hip Right WO | $1,568.91 | $7,471.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM MR-LW JOINT WO | $1,743.93 | $6,459.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $1,878.00 | $3,756.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell · Roswell, NM MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $2,040.90 | $6,803.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mimbres Valley Medical Center Deming · Deming, NM MRI scan of leg joint without contrast | $2,260.08 | $4,520.15 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Cibola General Hospital one side Grants · Grants, NM MRI KNEE W/O CONTRAST RIGHT | $2,903.78 | $3,629.72 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Alta Vista Regional Hospital Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NM MRI JNT OF LWR EXTRE W/O DYE | $3,139.95 | $6,279.90 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material | $3,196.60 | $5,327.66 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Gila Regional Medical Center Silver County · Silver City, NM MRI LOW EXT JOINT W/O CONT | $3,367.20 | $4,209.00 | Dec 2, 2025 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 | $641.85 | $1,200.00 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 2 | $568.70 | $1,020.25 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $1,472.24 | $1,608.08 |
| Roswell, NM | 2 | $1,568.91 | $1,804.90 |
| Deming, NM | 1 | $2,260.08 | $2,260.08 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $1,878.00 | $1,878.00 |
| Grants, NM | 1 | $2,903.78 | $2,903.78 |
| Gallup, NM | 1 | $1,122.00 | $1,122.00 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $801.78 | $801.78 |
| Las Vegas, NM | 1 | $3,139.95 | $3,139.95 |
| Silver City, NM | 1 | $3,367.20 | $3,367.20 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $1,254.00 | $1,254.00 |
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 knee MRI is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Knee MRI explained.
MRI of knee or other lower-limb joint, no contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$1,634.49
- Alaska$3,222.01
- Arizona$1,497.02
- Arkansas$879.91
- California$3,030.39
- Colorado$2,070.77
- Connecticut$1,619.00
- Delaware$2,452.40
- District of Columbia$1,908.78, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,499.31
- Georgia$1,515.69
- Hawaii$1,503.60
- Idaho$1,771.00
- Illinois$2,811.72
- Indiana$1,028.79
- Iowa$2,231.66
- Kansas$1,270.44
- Kentucky$1,560.97
- Louisiana$866.96
- Maine$1,499.60
- Maryland$554.08
- Massachusetts$1,841.85
- Michigan$1,615.23
- Minnesota$1,972.56
- Mississippi$1,178.64
- Missouri$1,758.30
- Montana$1,721.88
- Nebraska$2,540.01
- Nevada$2,297.12
- New Hampshire$2,187.22
- New Jersey$414.60
- New York$1,201.85
- North Carolina$2,061.00
- North Dakota$1,932.80
- Ohio$1,752.50
- Oklahoma$1,345.20
- Oregon$1,776.00
- Pennsylvania$2,036.58
- Puerto Rico$725.00
- Rhode Island$2,100.00
- South Carolina$2,446.60
- South Dakota$3,169.60
- Tennessee$960.36
- Texas$2,198.29
- Utah$4,649.61
- Vermont$3,362.13
- Virginia$1,932.50
- Washington$1,894.86
- West Virginia$1,302.00
- Wisconsin$2,210.00
- Wyoming$1,910.40
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.