DEXA bone density scan cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the hip, pelvis or spine: from $128.52 to $659.45, with a median of $251.94. The lowest price is at Mountain View Regional Medical Center (Las Cruces). The highest price is 5.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $251.94, is 32% below the US median of $370.30.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- New Mexico ranks 8th 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 77080. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$128.52Mountain View Regional Medical Center
Median$251.94half of hospitals charge less
Highest$659.45in New Mexico
Lowest saves$123.42vs 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 DEXA AXIAL | $128.52 | $476.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM DXA BONE DENSITY MEASUREMENT OF HIP; PELVIS; SPINE | $149.60 | $272.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Carlsbad Medical Center Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM DEXA AXIAL | $156.60 | $1,566.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sierra Vista Hospital Truth Or Consequences · Truth Or Consequences, NM BD BONE DENSITY DEXA G | $178.88 | $238.50 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Mimbres Valley Medical Center Deming · Deming, NM DXA bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine | $187.87 | $375.73 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM DXA bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine | $189.90 | $633.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM DXA bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine | $189.90 | $633.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gila Regional Medical Center Silver County · Silver City, NM DXA BONE DENSTY AXIAL SKELETON | $228.00 | $285.00 | Dec 2, 2025 source file |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell · Roswell, NM BD Bone Density DEXA Axial Skeleton | $251.16 | $1,196.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alta Vista Regional Hospital Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NM DEXA AXIAL | $252.71 | $505.42 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell · Roswell, NM DXA bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine | $255.30 | $851.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM DXA bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine | $363.00 | $726.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos · Taos, NM XR BONE DEXA-AXIAL SKELETON | $404.00 | $505.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants · Grants, NM BD BONE DENSITY DEXA AXIAL SKELETON | $455.67 | $569.59 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM DXA HIP/SPINE | $456.00 | $760.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC XR DXA BONE DENSITY STUDY AXIAL | $477.12 | $1,136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; axial skeleton (eg, hips, pelvis, spine) | $492.68 | $821.13 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; axial skeleton (eg, hips, pelvis, spine) | $659.45 | $1,099.08 | 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 | 4 | $149.60 | $189.90 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 2 | $156.60 | $306.30 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $128.52 | $393.98 |
| Roswell, NM | 2 | $251.16 | $253.23 |
| Deming, NM | 1 | $187.87 | $187.87 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $363.00 | $363.00 |
| Grants, NM | 1 | $455.67 | $455.67 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $477.12 | $477.12 |
| Las Vegas, NM | 1 | $252.71 | $252.71 |
| Silver City, NM | 1 | $228.00 | $228.00 |
| Truth Or Consequences, NM | 1 | $178.88 | $178.88 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $404.00 | $404.00 |
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 DEXA bone density scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: DEXA bone density scan explained.
DEXA bone density scan of the hip, pelvis or spine in other states
- Alabama$281.00
- Alaska$397.80
- Arizona$305.52
- Arkansas$181.26
- California$504.00
- Colorado$518.60
- Connecticut$258.00
- Delaware$499.72
- District of Columbia$548.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$610.15
- Georgia$385.44
- Hawaii$290.50
- Idaho$325.15
- Illinois$469.92
- Indiana$288.95
- Iowa$397.63
- Kansas$307.86
- Kentucky$321.24
- Louisiana$145.20
- Maine$245.50
- Maryland$287.91
- Massachusetts$495.20
- Michigan$310.24
- Minnesota$350.75
- Mississippi$237.20
- Missouri$319.50
- Montana$320.79
- Nebraska$440.13
- Nevada$471.27
- New Hampshire$432.49
- New Jersey$141.90
- New York$275.16
- North Carolina$431.00
- North Dakota$253.60
- Ohio$452.80
- Oklahoma$258.75
- Oregon$384.00
- Pennsylvania$271.83
- Puerto Rico$125.00
- Rhode Island$412.00
- South Carolina$420.60
- South Dakota$588.00
- Tennessee$175.80
- Texas$414.50
- Utah$620.58
- Vermont$656.42
- Virginia$588.00
- Washington$411.50
- West Virginia$316.00
- Wisconsin$398.45
- Wyoming$431.55
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.