New Mexico / Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell
CMS certification 320086 · Roswell, NM · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell: charges and Medicare payments
Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell reported 71 Medicare inpatient stays across 5 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 7.03 times what it was paid. Its most frequent stay was DRG 690, Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC: 19 stays at an average charge of $44,740, 18% above the national average. It also billed 943 outpatient services, charging 12.26 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 71
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 7.03×
- 3Rank in NM (highest ratio = 1) –
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 5 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell charged more than the national average in 3 (60%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 19 | $44,740 | +18% | $5,951 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 15 | $51,750 | -8% | $8,995 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 13 | $41,243 | +3% | $5,825 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 13 | $31,855 | -14% | $5,886 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 11 | $87,168 | +46% | $9,354 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 583 | $19,556 | $2,012 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 41 | $15,250 | $1,384 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 34 | $85,003 | $11,158 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 28 | $40,404 | $2,741 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 26 | $35,577 | $3,036 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 26 | $45,111 | $4,506 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 20 | $57,345 | $5,982 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 20 | $37,401 | $2,776 |
| Level 2 Endovascular Procedures | 20 | $48,405 | $4,977 |
| Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures | 19 | $41,549 | $3,013 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 19 | $49,398 | $5,025 |
| Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 17 | $29,191 | $2,475 |
| Level 4 Vascular Procedures | 17 | $38,879 | $4,786 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 17 | $28,821 | $1,681 |
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 15 | $40,155 | $2,570 |
| Level 3 Endovascular Procedures | 14 | $73,420 | $9,014 |
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 14 | $24,947 | $2,384 |
| Level 3 Intraocular Procedures | 13 | $25,861 | $4,552 |
Against the New Mexico average
For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell charged $44,740 on average, 33% more than the New Mexico average of $33,674, and was paid $5,951 against a state average of $7,784. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell charged $51,750 on average, 5% more than the New Mexico average of $49,310, and was paid $8,995 against a state average of $11,350. For Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without MCC (DRG 392), Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell charged $41,243 on average, 25% more than the New Mexico average of $33,015, and was paid $5,825 against a state average of $7,290. For Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and Electrolytes without MCC (DRG 641), Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell charged $31,855 on average, 1% less than the New Mexico average of $32,191, and was paid $5,886 against a state average of $7,967. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $19,556 was 13% above the state average of $17,235. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $15,250 was 45% above the state average of $10,501. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $85,003 was 15% above the state average of $73,720. For Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5113), its average charge of $40,404 was 41% above the state average of $28,573.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell in Roswell, NM, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2025-04-29 (CMS case 4082)
- Closure Notice — 2025-05-30 (CMS case 4082)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.