Quit-smoking counseling cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for quit-smoking counseling, 3 to 10 minutes: from $12.71 to $77.77, with a median of $33.12. The lowest price is at Carlsbad Medical Center (Carlsbad). The highest price is 6.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $33.12, is 17% below the US median of $39.75.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($38.28).
- New Mexico ranks 17th 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 99406. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$12.71Carlsbad Medical Center
Median$33.12half of hospitals charge less
Highest$77.77in New Mexico
Lowest saves$20.41vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsbad Medical Center lowest Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM BEHAV CHG SMOKE U 10 | $12.71 | $127.14 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell · Roswell, NM Behavior change Smoke Charge - 1-10 minutes | $18.18 | $86.55 | Dec 20, 2024 source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM SMOKING AND TOBACCO USE INTENSIVE COUNSELING; 4-10 MINUTES | $22.69 | $41.25 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM SMOKING&TOB CNSL; INTRMED 3-10 MINS | $27.60 | $46.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | $29.40 | $98.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | $29.40 | $98.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alta Vista Regional Hospital Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NM BEHAV CHG SMOKE U 10 | $32.93 | $65.86 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | $33.30 | $111.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants · Grants, NM 99406 SMOKING AND TOBACCO CESSATION COUNSEL VISIT INTERMEDIATE 3-10 MINUTES | $36.26 | $45.32 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM BEHAV CHG SMOKE U 10 | $37.49 | $138.85 | Dec 3, 2024 source file |
| Sierra Vista Hospital Truth Or Consequences · Truth Or Consequences, NM 99406 SMOKING AND TOBACCO USE CESSATION VISIT:INTERMEDIATE > 3 MIN UP TO 10 MIN | $39.75 | $53.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM HC BEHAV CHNG SMOKING 3-10 MIN | $66.36 | $158.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Smoking and tobacco use cessation counseling visit; intermediate, greater than 3 minutes up to 10 minutes | $69.62 | $116.04 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Smoking and tobacco use cessation counseling visit; intermediate, greater than 3 minutes up to 10 minutes | $77.77 | $129.62 | 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 | $22.69 | $29.40 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 2 | $12.71 | $20.16 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $37.49 | $57.63 |
| Grants, NM | 1 | $36.26 | $36.26 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $66.36 | $66.36 |
| Las Vegas, NM | 1 | $32.93 | $32.93 |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $18.18 | $18.18 |
| Truth Or Consequences, NM | 1 | $39.75 | $39.75 |
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 quit-smoking counseling is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Quit-smoking counseling explained.
Quit-smoking counseling, 3 to 10 minutes in other states
- Alabama$36.12
- Alaska$61.00
- Arizona$30.96
- Arkansas$31.54
- California$73.36
- Colorado$62.11
- Connecticut$51.04
- Delaware$79.54, 4 hospitals
- District of Columbia$79.94, 2 hospitals
- Florida$62.15
- Georgia$35.10
- Hawaii$53.40
- Idaho$35.00
- Illinois$39.00
- Indiana$30.00
- Iowa$42.48
- Kansas$31.54
- Kentucky$32.25
- Louisiana$19.15
- Maine$25.99
- Maryland$37.79
- Massachusetts$114.55
- Michigan$41.00
- Minnesota$35.31
- Mississippi$33.60
- Missouri$29.94
- Montana$30.06
- Nebraska$31.24
- Nevada$40.00
- New Hampshire$36.00
- New Jersey$33.00
- New York$46.77
- North Carolina$22.07
- North Dakota$36.00
- Ohio$43.80
- Oklahoma$37.25
- Oregon$33.75
- Pennsylvania$45.65
- Rhode Island$53.00
- South Carolina$52.50
- South Dakota$42.78
- Tennessee$27.94
- Texas$42.88
- Utah$160.36
- Vermont$28.50
- Virginia$47.85
- Washington$35.10
- West Virginia$36.50
- Wisconsin$28.71
- Wyoming$25.65
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.