New Mexico / Mountain View Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 320085 · Las Cruces, NM · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Mountain View Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Mountain View Regional Medical Center reported 1,045 Medicare inpatient stays across 40 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 6.07 times what it was paid — mid-range in New Mexico, number 7 of 16 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.13×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 226 stays at an average charge of $79,021, 12% below the national average. It also billed 905 outpatient services, charging 17.51 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,045
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 6.07×
- 3Rank in NM (highest ratio = 1) 7 of 16
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 40 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Mountain View Regional Medical Center charged more than the national average in 23 (57%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 226 | $79,021 | -12% | $15,718 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 53 | $70,932 | +26% | $10,737 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 52 | $53,325 | +10% | $8,082 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 38 | $48,276 | -2% | $8,638 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 37 | $40,475 | -32% | $11,316 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 30 | $71,108 | +1% | $13,368 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 28 | $86,185 | +1% | $14,000 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 28 | $38,757 | -4% | $6,779 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 28 | $127,382 | +26% | $16,490 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 26 | $76,770 | +1% | $13,304 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 25 | $40,036 | +8% | $6,510 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 24 | $45,803 | +27% | $6,427 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 24 | $192,847 | -16% | $33,850 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 23 | $49,125 | +8% | $7,171 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 23 | $221,932 | +94% | $14,951 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 22 | $131,339 | +28% | $16,659 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 20 | $34,082 | -10% | $7,117 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 19 | $54,149 | +7% | $9,513 |
| 304 Hypertension with MCC | 19 | $59,580 | +4% | $12,756 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 19 | $43,757 | +5% | $7,413 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 18 | $284,021 | +74% | $25,182 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 18 | $78,553 | +19% | $11,126 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 17 | $23,506 | -37% | $7,794 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 16 | $103,353 | +3% | $14,991 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 16 | $89,883 | +49% | $10,924 |
| 432 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCC | 15 | $87,079 | -9% | $15,874 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 15 | $33,849 | -17% | $7,697 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 15 | $54,892 | +7% | $9,704 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 14 | $65,023 | +17% | $8,595 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 14 | $59,864 | -8% | $17,099 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 14 | $66,783 | +9% | $10,235 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 14 | $59,026 | -20% | $13,015 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 13 | $29,305 | +2% | $4,627 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 12 | $37,470 | -2% | $6,330 |
| 235 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization with MCC | 12 | $304,785 | +4% | $44,406 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 12 | $50,553 | -11% | $10,152 |
| 371 Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections... | 12 | $46,838 | -40% | $14,292 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 12 | $272,499 | -16% | $51,435 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 11 | $48,382 | -16% | $10,479 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 11 | $205,263 | -5% | $31,730 |
Outpatient services
Against the New Mexico average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Mountain View Regional Medical Center charged $79,021 on average, 20% more than the New Mexico average of $65,967, and was paid $15,718 against a state average of $17,240. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Mountain View Regional Medical Center charged $70,932 on average, 44% more than the New Mexico average of $49,310, and was paid $10,737 against a state average of $11,350. For Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC (DRG 378), Mountain View Regional Medical Center charged $53,325 on average, 17% more than the New Mexico average of $45,690, and was paid $8,082 against a state average of $8,831. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Mountain View Regional Medical Center charged $48,276 on average, 25% more than the New Mexico average of $38,634, and was paid $8,638 against a state average of $9,730. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $32,693 was 52% above the state average of $21,444. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $142,062 was 93% above the state average of $73,720. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $71,360 was 97% above the state average of $36,265. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $98,004 was 100% above the state average of $49,078.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Mountain View Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, NM, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2022-12-22 (CMS case 986)
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.