Biopsy pathology exam cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $26.20 to $572.53, with a median of $206.00. The lowest price is at Carlsbad Medical Center (Carlsbad). The highest price is 21.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $206.00, is 20% above the US median of $171.00.
- That is 3.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($53.24).
- New Mexico ranks 35th 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 88305. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$26.20Carlsbad Medical Center
Median$206.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$572.53in New Mexico
Lowest saves$179.80vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsbad Medical Center lowest Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM SURG PATH GROSS LVL4 | $26.20 | $262.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell · Roswell, NM $APRL 88305 Bill Surg Path Gross Lvl4 | $46.83 | $223.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION OF TISSUE USING A MICROSCOPE; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY | $69.96 | $127.20 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Gallup · Gallup, NM 88305 Ap Bill Non-gyn Cytology Cell Block | $77.00 | $256.00 | — source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB | $99.12 | $236.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $162.00 | $324.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM SURG PATH GROSS LVL4 | $163.08 | $604.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $201.30 | $671.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $201.30 | $671.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alta Vista Regional Hospital Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NM TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $210.70 | $421.40 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM SURG PAT LEV IV | $220.20 | $367.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos · Taos, NM LEVEL IV PATHOLOGY | $230.80 | $288.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $270.30 | $901.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell · Roswell, NM Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $275.40 | $918.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants · Grants, NM SURGICAL SPECIMEN FOR PATHOLOGY TC | $435.07 | $543.84 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Mimbres Valley Medical Center Deming · Deming, NM Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $545.04 | $1,090.08 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Level IV - Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination Abortion - spontaneous/missed Artery, biopsy Bone marrow, biopsy Bone exostosis Brain/meninges, other than for tumor resection Breast, biopsy, not requiring microscopic evaluation of surgical margins Breast, reduction mammoplasty Bronc | $557.06 | $928.44 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Level IV - Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination Abortion - spontaneous/missed Artery, biopsy Bone marrow, biopsy Bone exostosis Brain/meninges, other than for tumor resection Breast, biopsy, not requiring microscopic evaluation of surgical margins Breast, reduction mammoplasty Bronc | $572.53 | $954.22 | 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.
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 | 5 | $69.96 | $201.30 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 2 | $26.20 | $123.20 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $163.08 | $367.80 |
| Roswell, NM | 2 | $46.83 | $161.12 |
| Deming, NM | 1 | $545.04 | $545.04 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $162.00 | $162.00 |
| Grants, NM | 1 | $435.07 | $435.07 |
| Gallup, NM | 1 | $77.00 | $77.00 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $99.12 | $99.12 |
| Las Vegas, NM | 1 | $210.70 | $210.70 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $230.80 | $230.80 |
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 biopsy pathology exam is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Biopsy pathology exam explained.
Biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) in other states
- Alabama$168.00
- Alaska$290.06
- Arizona$85.96
- Arkansas$77.39
- California$130.00
- Colorado$496.64
- Connecticut$218.35
- Delaware$381.35
- District of Columbia$353.47, 3 hospitals
- Florida$116.24
- Georgia$84.07
- Hawaii$254.80
- Idaho$219.75
- Illinois$245.00
- Indiana$259.15
- Iowa$178.10
- Kansas$218.25
- Kentucky$119.60
- Louisiana$84.96
- Maine$139.68
- Maryland$172.46
- Massachusetts$171.50
- Michigan$109.10
- Minnesota$141.92
- Mississippi$79.30
- Missouri$197.90
- Montana$201.60
- Nebraska$196.80
- Nevada$74.33
- New Hampshire$263.14
- New Jersey$97.92
- New York$152.88
- North Carolina$178.80
- North Dakota$123.22
- Ohio$203.45
- Oklahoma$140.19
- Oregon$197.60
- Pennsylvania$177.30
- Puerto Rico$140.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$111.30
- South Carolina$190.80
- South Dakota$161.20
- Tennessee$75.45
- Texas$297.13
- Utah$485.46
- Vermont$261.69
- Virginia$217.80
- Washington$168.25
- West Virginia$108.67
- Wisconsin$215.80
- Wyoming$98.19
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.