Injection (shot) cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for injection under the skin or into a muscle, for treatment or testing: from $28.00 to $294.71, with a median of $113.95. The lowest price is at Carlsbad Medical Center (Carlsbad). The highest price is 10.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $113.95, is 14% above the US median of $100.10.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($73.56).
- New Mexico ranks 36th 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 96372. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$28.00Carlsbad Medical Center
Median$113.95half of hospitals charge less
Highest$294.71in New Mexico
Lowest saves$85.95vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsbad Medical Center lowest Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM THERAPEUTIC DX SQ IM | $28.00 | $280.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Gallup · Gallup, NM 96372-59 Sq/im Injection W/ Modification | $38.00 | $128.00 | — source file |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell · Roswell, NM OB CHRG - THERAPEUTIC DX SQ IM | $44.52 | $212.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital one side Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM INJECTION OF DRUG OR SUBSTANCE UNDER SKIN OR INTO MUSCLE | $49.50 | $90.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos · Taos, NM IM/SQ INJ THERAPUTIC MED | $58.40 | $73.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alta Vista Regional Hospital Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NM THERAPEUTIC DX SQ IM | $67.08 | $134.16 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants · Grants, NM 96372 THERAPEUTIC PROPHYLACTIC OR DIAGNOSTIC INJECTION SUBC | $80.00 | $100.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM ED-INJ THER DX SQ IM | $86.40 | $320.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sierra Vista Hospital Truth Or Consequences · Truth Or Consequences, NM 96372 THERAPEUTIC PROPHYLACTIC OR DIAGNOSTIC INJECTION SPECIFY SUBSTANC | $105.38 | $140.50 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | $111.50 | $223.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM THERAPEUTIC PROPHYLACTIC/DX INJECTION SU | $116.40 | $194.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | $120.30 | $401.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | $122.70 | $409.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | $122.70 | $409.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell · Roswell, NM Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | $136.80 | $456.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gila Regional Medical Center Silver County · Silver City, NM IM/SQ NON CHEMO MED | $141.60 | $177.00 | Dec 2, 2025 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC ED THERAPEUTIC PROPHYLACTIC/DX INJECTION SUBQ/IM CDM | $164.22 | $391.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mimbres Valley Medical Center Deming · Deming, NM Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | $196.70 | $393.39 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection (specify substance or drug); subcutaneous or intramuscular | $264.58 | $440.97 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection (specify substance or drug); subcutaneous or intramuscular | $294.71 | $491.19 | 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 | $49.50 | $122.70 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 2 | $28.00 | $72.20 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $86.40 | $175.49 |
| Roswell, NM | 2 | $44.52 | $90.66 |
| Deming, NM | 1 | $196.70 | $196.70 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $111.50 | $111.50 |
| Grants, NM | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Gallup, NM | 1 | $38.00 | $38.00 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $164.22 | $164.22 |
| Las Vegas, NM | 1 | $67.08 | $67.08 |
| Silver City, NM | 1 | $141.60 | $141.60 |
| Truth Or Consequences, NM | 1 | $105.38 | $105.38 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $58.40 | $58.40 |
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 injection (shot) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Injection (shot) explained.
Injection under the skin or into a muscle, for treatment or testing in other states
- Alabama$65.46
- Alaska$130.65
- Arizona$69.19
- Arkansas$48.34
- California$179.20
- Colorado$150.18
- Connecticut$204.77
- Delaware$140.41
- District of Columbia$186.32, 3 hospitals
- Florida$181.19
- Georgia$99.50
- Hawaii$151.50
- Idaho$115.00
- Illinois$109.60
- Indiana$105.30
- Iowa$89.10
- Kansas$67.61
- Kentucky$88.60
- Louisiana$56.42
- Maine$71.00
- Maryland$69.13
- Massachusetts$180.51
- Michigan$91.00
- Minnesota$77.22
- Mississippi$59.20
- Missouri$93.00
- Montana$78.49
- Nebraska$102.34
- Nevada$99.46
- New Hampshire$85.45
- New Jersey$83.81
- New York$111.38
- North Carolina$99.60
- North Dakota$84.50
- Ohio$141.35
- Oklahoma$66.48
- Oregon$107.90
- Pennsylvania$123.30
- Puerto Rico$202.50, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$99.40
- South Carolina$129.10
- South Dakota$89.00
- Tennessee$55.98
- Texas$146.85
- Utah$267.14
- Vermont$56.87
- Virginia$109.00
- Washington$100.43
- West Virginia$71.50
- Wisconsin$79.23
- Wyoming$94.34
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.