Peripheral bone density scan cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral): from $47.30 to $449.10, with a median of $220.80. The lowest price is at University of New Mexico Hospital (Albuquerque). The highest price is 9.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $220.80, is 15% above the US median of $192.36.
- That is 2.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- New Mexico ranks 31st of 48 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 77081. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$47.30University of New Mexico Hospital
Median$220.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$449.10in New Mexico
Lowest saves$173.50vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico Hospital lowest Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM DXA BONE DENSITY MEASUREMENT OF FOREARM; FINGER; HAND; OR FOOT | $47.30 | $86.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Carlsbad Medical Center Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM DEXA PERIPHERAL | $57.08 | $570.78 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bone density study, 1 or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (eg, radius, wrist, heel) | $102.88 | $171.47 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC BONE DENSITY PERIPHERAL SKELETON | $116.34 | $277.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM DEXA PERIPHERAL | $125.55 | $465.00 | Dec 3, 2024 source file |
| Alta Vista Regional Hospital Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NM DEXA PERIPHERAL | $150.49 | $300.99 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Sierra Vista Hospital Truth Or Consequences · Truth Or Consequences, NM BD BONE DENSITY DEXA APP SKELETON | $213.00 | $284.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell · Roswell, NM BD Bone Density DEXA App Skeleton | $227.85 | $1,085.00 | Dec 20, 2024 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM DXA FOREARM | $228.60 | $381.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos · Taos, NM XR BONE DEXA-APPENDICULAR SKELETON | $236.40 | $295.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $273.00 | $546.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $312.30 | $1,041.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $312.30 | $1,041.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell · Roswell, NM DXA bone density measurement of forearm, finger, hand, or foot | $449.10 | $1,497.00 | Mar 31, 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM | 3 | $47.30 | $312.30 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 2 | $57.08 | $142.84 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $102.88 | $114.22 |
| Roswell, NM | 2 | $227.85 | $338.48 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $273.00 | $273.00 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $116.34 | $116.34 |
| Las Vegas, NM | 1 | $150.49 | $150.49 |
| Truth Or Consequences, NM | 1 | $213.00 | $213.00 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $236.40 | $236.40 |
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 peripheral bone density scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Peripheral bone density scan explained.
DEXA bone density scan of the wrist, heel or finger (peripheral) in other states
- Alabama$96.36
- Alaska$262.00
- Arizona$205.80
- Arkansas$96.38
- California$276.64
- Colorado$382.50
- Connecticut$195.00
- Delaware$259.45, 4 hospitals
- District of Columbia$274.68, 2 hospitals
- Florida$280.07
- Georgia$185.90
- Hawaii$146.40
- Idaho$187.43
- Illinois$235.00
- Indiana$145.20
- Iowa$250.14
- Kansas$141.67
- Kentucky$205.35
- Louisiana$82.34
- Maine$153.95
- Maryland$171.01
- Massachusetts$246.00
- Michigan$128.15
- Minnesota$196.69
- Mississippi$110.86
- Missouri$186.80
- Montana$147.00
- Nebraska$231.90
- Nevada$150.99
- New Hampshire$521.00
- New Jersey$104.32
- New York$143.92
- North Carolina$207.20
- North Dakota$115.90
- Ohio$256.80
- Oklahoma$108.30
- Oregon$240.46
- Pennsylvania$180.90
- Puerto Rico$112.50, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$221.00, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$160.41
- South Dakota$180.80
- Tennessee$84.96
- Texas$220.43
- Utah$322.48
- Vermont$357.19
- Virginia$247.50
- Washington$169.71
- West Virginia$221.50
- Wisconsin$282.50
- Wyoming$381.93
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.