Critical care (first hour) cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes: from $505.80 to $5,448.62, with a median of $2,103.56. The lowest price is at Artesia General Hospital (Artesia). The highest price is 10.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,103.56, is 4% above the US median of $2,018.81.
- That is 2.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($843.92).
- New Mexico ranks 27th of 49 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 99291. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$505.80Artesia General Hospital
Median$2,103.56half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,448.62in New Mexico
Lowest saves$1,597.76vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artesia General Hospital lowest Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM CRITICAL CARE ILL/INJURED PATIENT INIT 3 | $505.80 | $843.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Carlsbad Medical Center one side Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM CRITICAL CARE LT 74M | $534.89 | $5,348.90 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell · Roswell, NM 99291 - Critical Care | $582.75 | $2,775.00 | Dec 20, 2024 source file |
| Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Gallup · Gallup, NM Critical Care Ill/injured Patient Init 30-74 Min 99291 | $656.00 | $2,188.00 | — source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM CRITICAL CARE; FIRST 30-74 MINUTES | $671.55 | $1,221.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell · Roswell, NM Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $913.20 | $3,044.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center one side Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM CRITICAL CARE LT 74M | $1,824.12 | $6,756.00 | Dec 3, 2024 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC ED CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR CDM | $1,961.82 | $4,671.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $2,031.50 | $4,063.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Mimbres Valley Medical Center Deming · Deming, NM Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $2,099.31 | $4,198.61 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $2,107.80 | $7,026.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gila Regional Medical Center Silver County · Silver City, NM 99291 CRITICAL CARE FIRST HR | $2,145.60 | $2,682.00 | Dec 2, 2025 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $2,148.00 | $7,160.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $2,148.00 | $7,160.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sierra Vista Hospital Truth Or Consequences · Truth Or Consequences, NM 99291 CRITICAL CARE 30 74 | $2,187.00 | $2,916.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos · Taos, NM CRITICAL CARE 1ST 30-74 MIN | $2,341.60 | $2,927.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants · Grants, NM 99291 FACILITY LEVEL CRITICAL CARE ILL/INJURED PATIENT INIT 30-74 MIN | $2,346.75 | $2,933.44 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $2,635.13 | $4,391.89 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes | $3,780.63 | $6,301.05 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Alta Vista Regional Hospital one side Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NM CRITICAL CARE LT 74M | $5,448.62 | $10,897.25 | Apr 16, 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 | $671.55 | $2,148.00 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 2 | $505.80 | $520.34 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $1,824.12 | $2,802.38 |
| Roswell, NM | 2 | $582.75 | $747.98 |
| Deming, NM | 1 | $2,099.31 | $2,099.31 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $2,031.50 | $2,031.50 |
| Grants, NM | 1 | $2,346.75 | $2,346.75 |
| Gallup, NM | 1 | $656.00 | $656.00 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $1,961.82 | $1,961.82 |
| Las Vegas, NM | 1 | $5,448.62 | $5,448.62 |
| Silver City, NM | 1 | $2,145.60 | $2,145.60 |
| Truth Or Consequences, NM | 1 | $2,187.00 | $2,187.00 |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $2,341.60 | $2,341.60 |
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 critical care (first hour) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Critical care (first hour) explained.
Critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes in other states
- Alabama$1,100.89
- Alaska$3,451.85
- Arizona$2,785.88
- Arkansas$1,183.00
- California$5,487.56
- Colorado$3,532.47
- Connecticut$2,324.30
- Delaware$2,590.56
- District of Columbia$3,604.98, 3 hospitals
- Florida$4,877.40
- Georgia$1,827.90
- Hawaii$4,407.90
- Idaho$2,324.95
- Illinois$2,083.68
- Indiana$2,123.10
- Iowa$1,268.96
- Kansas$1,420.00
- Kentucky$2,051.24
- Louisiana$838.66
- Maine$1,000.20
- Maryland$2,144.19, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$2,675.75
- Michigan$1,973.78
- Minnesota$1,598.02
- Mississippi$1,064.57
- Missouri$2,057.75
- Montana$1,850.40
- Nebraska$1,691.50
- Nevada$2,843.12
- New Hampshire$2,095.71
- New Jersey$1,084.44
- New York$1,717.00
- North Carolina$2,368.20
- North Dakota$1,895.87
- Ohio$2,937.75
- Oklahoma$1,211.94
- Oregon$2,663.78
- Pennsylvania$1,876.80
- Puerto Rico$300.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$1,746.15
- South Carolina$2,819.40
- South Dakota$2,462.40
- Tennessee$1,213.08
- Texas$2,540.23
- Utah$8,005.32
- Vermont$1,750.00
- Virginia$2,535.00
- Washington$3,221.55
- West Virginia$1,258.14
- Wisconsin$1,785.95
- Wyoming$2,312.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.