COVID-19 PCR test cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test): from $15.40 to $181.28, with a median of $111.90. The lowest price is at Carlsbad Medical Center (Carlsbad). The highest price is 11.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $111.90, is 13% above the US median of $98.92.
- That is 2.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($51.31).
- New Mexico ranks 32nd of 50 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 87635. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$15.40Carlsbad Medical Center
Median$111.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$181.28in New Mexico
Lowest saves$96.50vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsbad Medical Center lowest Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM COVID19 PRB | $15.40 | $154.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen | $37.00 | $74.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center one side Roswell · Roswell, NM COVID-19 RT-PCR LIAT | $42.21 | $201.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM L139900 COVID19 NAA | $57.51 | $213.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sierra Vista Hospital Truth Or Consequences · Truth Or Consequences, NM SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) AG | $75.00 | $100.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique | $101.98 | $169.96 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital one side Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM COVID-19, RT-PCR Cepheid AGH | $103.80 | $173.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems one side Taos · Taos, NM SARS-COV-2, RT-PCR | $120.00 | $150.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Gallup · Gallup, NM Sars-cov-2 (Covid-19) Pcr (Genexpert) | $128.00 | $425.00 | — source file |
| Mimbres Valley Medical Center Deming · Deming, NM Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen | $148.26 | $296.52 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Gila Regional Medical Center Silver County · Silver City, NM COVID PCR on Cepheid | $170.40 | $213.00 | Dec 2, 2025 source file |
| Alta Vista Regional Hospital Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NM SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB | $171.99 | $343.98 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique | $174.82 | $291.36 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants · Grants, NM SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 PCR GENEXPERT | $181.28 | $226.60 | Mar 11, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 2 | $15.40 | $59.60 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $57.51 | $116.16 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 1 | $101.98 | $101.98 |
| Deming, NM | 1 | $148.26 | $148.26 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $37.00 | $37.00 |
| Grants, NM | 1 | $181.28 | $181.28 |
| Gallup, NM | 1 | $128.00 | $128.00 |
| Las Vegas, NM | 1 | $171.99 | $171.99 |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $42.21 | $42.21 |
| Silver City, NM | 1 | $170.40 | $170.40 |
| Truth Or Consequences, NM | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $120.00 | $120.00 |
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 COVID-19 PCR test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: COVID-19 PCR test explained.
COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test) in other states
- Alabama$58.70
- Alaska$103.70
- Arizona$64.80
- Arkansas$97.28
- California$94.62
- Colorado$118.63
- Connecticut$123.00
- Delaware$226.80
- District of Columbia$43.78, 3 hospitals
- Florida$87.69
- Georgia$86.25
- Hawaii$75.00
- Idaho$93.75
- Illinois$115.50
- Indiana$105.75
- Iowa$119.20
- Kansas$135.85
- Kentucky$68.39
- Louisiana$74.10
- Maine$88.40
- Maryland$256.67
- Massachusetts$165.03
- Michigan$108.10
- Minnesota$119.46
- Mississippi$44.64
- Missouri$97.03
- Montana$121.00
- Nebraska$133.50
- Nevada$74.04
- New Hampshire$125.00
- New Jersey$56.44
- New York$98.00
- North Carolina$89.00
- North Dakota$124.80
- Ohio$141.00
- Oklahoma$81.00
- Oregon$119.63
- Pennsylvania$91.20
- Puerto Rico$304.16, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$150.40
- South Carolina$81.75
- South Dakota$124.80
- Tennessee$55.46
- Texas$95.00
- Utah$76.41
- Vermont$105.00
- Virginia$77.00
- Washington$105.30
- West Virginia$107.75
- Wisconsin$135.00
- Wyoming$108.57
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.