Potassium test cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for potassium blood test: from $15.39 to $92.40, with a median of $53.56. The lowest price is at Mountain View Regional Medical Center (Las Cruces). The highest price is 6.0× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 84132. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$15.39Mountain View Regional Medical Center
Median$53.56half of hospitals charge less
Highest$92.40in New Mexico
Lowest saves$38.17vs 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 POTASSIUM SER PL WB | $15.39 | $57.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mimbres Valley Medical Center Deming · Deming, NM Blood potassium level | $16.03 | $32.06 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM BLOOD POTASSIUM LEVEL | $17.05 | $31.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos · Taos, NM POTASSIUM | $24.00 | $30.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM Blood potassium level | $31.00 | $62.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM REPEAT POTASSIUM | $31.80 | $53.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Sierra Vista Hospital Truth Or Consequences · Truth Or Consequences, NM POTASSIUM LEVEL | $45.00 | $60.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell · Roswell, NM Blood potassium level | $50.10 | $167.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants · Grants, NM POTASSIUM LEVEL | $53.56 | $66.95 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Alta Vista Regional Hospital Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NM ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $73.25 | $146.50 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $74.46 | $124.10 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $76.73 | $127.88 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC POTASSIUM | $77.28 | $184.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Blood potassium level | $83.40 | $278.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Blood potassium level | $85.20 | $284.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Blood potassium level | $85.20 | $284.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell · Roswell, NM 84132 POTASSIUM SER PL WB | $92.40 | $440.00 | Apr 1, 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 | $17.05 | $83.40 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $15.39 | $44.92 |
| Roswell, NM | 2 | $50.10 | $71.25 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 1 | $31.80 | $31.80 |
| Deming, NM | 1 | $16.03 | $16.03 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $31.00 | $31.00 |
| Grants, NM | 1 | $53.56 | $53.56 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $77.28 | $77.28 |
| Las Vegas, NM | 1 | $73.25 | $73.25 |
| Truth Or Consequences, NM | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
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 it is
A potassium test measures the level of potassium in the blood. Doctors check it for people on diuretics or blood pressure drugs, with kidney disease, an irregular heartbeat, or vomiting and diarrhea.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
Potassium blood test in other states
- Alabama$26.10
- Alaska$61.50
- Arizona$28.33
- Arkansas$19.20
- California$73.26
- Colorado$69.88
- Connecticut$26.08
- Delaware$60.74
- District of Columbia$67.62
- Florida$68.45
- Georgia$32.53
- Hawaii$47.60
- Idaho$35.70
- Illinois$46.20
- Indiana$28.50
- Iowa$34.40
- Kansas$32.15
- Kentucky$46.40
- Louisiana$16.25
- Maine$25.54
- Maryland$11.58
- Massachusetts$31.00
- Michigan$22.10
- Minnesota$44.90
- Mississippi$27.00
- Missouri$40.00
- Montana$40.80
- Nebraska$47.81
- Nevada$62.00
- New Hampshire$47.59
- New Jersey$5.90
- New York$20.49
- North Carolina$39.30
- North Dakota$41.00
- Ohio$23.35
- Oklahoma$32.30
- Oregon$21.75
- Pennsylvania$33.20
- Puerto Rico$15.00
- Rhode Island$29.50
- South Carolina$41.74
- South Dakota$56.45
- Tennessee$21.73
- Texas$59.87
- Utah$110.70
- Vermont$41.58
- Virginia$39.00
- Washington$40.70
- West Virginia$25.50
- Wisconsin$28.27
- Wyoming$22.80
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.