Screening colonoscopy cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code): from $417.90 to $6,800.93, with a median of $1,360.93. The lowest price is at Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell (Roswell). The highest price is 16.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,360.93, is 18% below the US median of $1,658.13.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- New Mexico ranks 14th of 44 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 G0121. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 13, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$417.90Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell
Median$1,360.93half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,800.93in New Mexico
Lowest saves$943.03vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell lowest Roswell · Roswell, NM HC Colonoscopy Screen Not High Risk | $417.90 | $1,393.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING/NOT HI RISK | $583.20 | $972.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $1,052.70 | $1,914.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM HC Colonoscopy Screen Not High Risk | $1,144.80 | $3,816.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM HC Colonoscopy Screen Not High Risk | $1,144.80 | $3,816.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Carlsbad Medical Center Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $1,317.56 | $13,175.64 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM HC Colonoscopy Screen Not High Risk | $1,404.30 | $4,681.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $1,844.00 | $3,688.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $2,519.30 | $9,330.73 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell · Roswell, NM COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $2,579.34 | $12,282.58 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos · Albuquerque, NM Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $6,715.57 | $11,192.61 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk | $6,800.93 | $11,334.88 | 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 | $1,052.70 | $1,144.80 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 2 | $583.20 | $950.38 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $2,519.30 | $4,660.12 |
| Roswell, NM | 2 | $417.90 | $1,498.62 |
| Farmington, NM | 1 | $1,844.00 | $1,844.00 |
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 screening colonoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Screening colonoscopy explained.
Screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) in other states
- Alabama$1,417.13
- Alaska$1,617.60
- Arizona$2,337.17
- Arkansas$661.80
- California$2,366.00
- Colorado$2,292.87
- Connecticut$3,225.00
- Delaware$2,726.64, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$1,480.93, 1 hospital
- Florida$3,238.10
- Georgia$1,525.29
- Hawaii$6,563.90
- Idaho$2,509.00
- Illinois$2,529.90
- Indiana$1,873.95
- Iowa$1,244.25
- Kansas$1,102.45
- Kentucky$3,446.04
- Louisiana$752.40
- Maine$1,030.04
- Maryland$564.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$1,963.00
- Michigan$999.30
- Minnesota$1,562.11
- Mississippi$966.21
- Missouri$1,366.40
- Montana$1,920.00
- Nebraska$1,830.88
- Nevada$1,058.10
- New Hampshire$1,756.39
- New Jersey$1,099.00
- New York$1,543.69
- North Carolina$1,338.00
- North Dakota$1,742.40
- Ohio$2,602.50
- Oklahoma$1,324.80
- Oregon$1,777.14
- Pennsylvania$1,521.60
- Rhode Island$1,859.00
- South Carolina$5,757.31
- South Dakota$1,524.58, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$1,253.13
- Texas$782.00
- Utah$1,979.85, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$692.69, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$3,148.25
- Washington$1,587.95
- West Virginia$1,498.00
- Wisconsin$1,922.70
- Wyoming$2,009.25, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.