Lipid panel cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test: from $7.20 to $217.93, with a median of $133.09. The lowest price is at Carlsbad Medical Center (Carlsbad). The highest price is 30.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $133.09, is 57% above the US median of $85.00.
- That is 9.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($13.39).
- New Mexico ranks 47th 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 80061. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$7.20Carlsbad Medical Center
Median$133.09half of hospitals charge less
Highest$217.93in New Mexico
Lowest saves$125.89vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsbad Medical Center lowest Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM LIPID PANEL | $7.20 | $72.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM LIPID PANEL | $43.20 | $160.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM BLOOD TEST; LIPIDS (CHOLESTEROL AND TRIGLYCERIDES) | $46.75 | $85.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Gallup · Gallup, NM Blood test, lipids | $56.00 | $186.00 | — source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos · Taos, NM LIPID PROFILE | $66.40 | $83.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $82.50 | $165.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $98.70 | $329.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $98.70 | $329.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell · Roswell, NM Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $115.50 | $385.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell · Roswell, NM 80061 L884247 LIPID PANEL | $129.78 | $617.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Lipid panel This panel must include the following: Cholesterol, serum, total (82465) Lipoprotein, direct measurement, high density cholesterol (HDL cholesterol) (83718) Triglycerides (84478) | $136.40 | $227.33 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $138.30 | $461.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sierra Vista Hospital Truth Or Consequences · Truth Or Consequences, NM LIPID PANEL TC | $142.85 | $190.47 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants · Grants, NM LIPID PANEL W/RFX DIRECT LDL | $145.85 | $182.31 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM lipid panel (labcorp) REF303756 | $151.20 | $252.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Alta Vista Regional Hospital Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NM LIPID PANEL | $162.97 | $325.94 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC LIPID PROFILE | $181.02 | $431.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Lipid panel This panel must include the following: Cholesterol, serum, total (82465) Lipoprotein, direct measurement, high density cholesterol (HDL cholesterol) (83718) Triglycerides (84478) | $189.07 | $315.11 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Gila Regional Medical Center Silver County · Silver City, NM LIPID PROFILE | $208.00 | $260.00 | Dec 2, 2025 source file |
| Mimbres Valley Medical Center Deming · Deming, NM Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $217.93 | $435.86 | Sep 17, 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 | $46.75 | $98.70 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 2 | $7.20 | $79.20 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $43.20 | $116.14 |
| Roswell, NM | 2 | $115.50 | $122.64 |
| Deming, NM | 1 | $217.93 | $217.93 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $82.50 | $82.50 |
| Grants, NM | 1 | $145.85 | $145.85 |
| Gallup, NM | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $181.02 | $181.02 |
| Las Vegas, NM | 1 | $162.97 | $162.97 |
| Silver City, NM | 1 | $208.00 | $208.00 |
| Truth Or Consequences, NM | 1 | $142.85 | $142.85 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $66.40 | $66.40 |
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 lipid panel is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lipid panel explained.
Cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test in other states
- Alabama$52.25
- Alaska$98.53
- Arizona$39.36
- Arkansas$71.50
- California$101.40
- Colorado$123.25
- Connecticut$89.04
- Delaware$163.63
- District of Columbia$104.04, 3 hospitals
- Florida$101.27
- Georgia$75.90
- Hawaii$116.90
- Idaho$56.25
- Illinois$124.50
- Indiana$105.00
- Iowa$87.20
- Kansas$88.00
- Kentucky$114.00
- Louisiana$49.16
- Maine$74.10
- Maryland$54.62
- Massachusetts$102.00
- Michigan$50.95
- Minnesota$94.37
- Mississippi$53.50
- Missouri$102.00
- Montana$83.30
- Nebraska$122.00
- Nevada$154.00
- New Hampshire$121.54
- New Jersey$15.40
- New York$68.00
- North Carolina$84.00
- North Dakota$74.00
- Ohio$52.91
- Oklahoma$69.60
- Oregon$57.75
- Pennsylvania$89.35
- Puerto Rico$55.11
- Rhode Island$108.60
- South Carolina$93.00
- South Dakota$108.00
- Tennessee$46.00
- Texas$148.20
- Utah$168.47
- Vermont$98.00
- Virginia$85.00
- Washington$88.90
- West Virginia$62.50
- Wisconsin$89.10
- Wyoming$72.43
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.