New Mexico / Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC
CMS certification 320091 · Las Cruces, NM · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC: charges and Medicare payments
Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC reported 362 Medicare inpatient stays across 17 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.63 times what it was paid — mid-range in New Mexico, number 9 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: 84 stays at an average charge of $29,455, 67% below the national average. It also billed 922 outpatient services, charging 7.12 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 362
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.63×
- 3Rank in NM (highest ratio = 1) 9 of 16
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 17 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC charged more than the national average in 2 (12%). 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 | 84 | $29,455 | -67% | $11,605 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 41 | $71,880 | -23% | $12,131 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 34 | $18,071 | -68% | $7,744 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 29 | $16,737 | -78% | $9,484 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 22 | $19,221 | -68% | $7,923 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 16 | $206,108 | +21% | $42,433 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 15 | $16,646 | -75% | $9,233 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 14 | $30,034 | -57% | $10,309 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 14 | $11,870 | -70% | $4,996 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 14 | $12,457 | -75% | $6,026 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 12 | $12,337 | -67% | $5,098 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 12 | $15,518 | -74% | $8,064 |
| 242 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with MCC | 11 | $96,490 | -40% | $22,438 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 11 | $11,207 | -69% | $4,764 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 11 | $59,864 | -48% | $13,865 |
| 454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC | 11 | $336,127 | +20% | $71,657 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 11 | $16,691 | -66% | $6,489 |
Outpatient services
Against the New Mexico average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC charged $29,455 on average, 55% less than the New Mexico average of $65,967, and was paid $11,605 against a state average of $17,240. For Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC (DRG 470), Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC charged $71,880 on average, 53% less than the New Mexico average of $151,992, and was paid $12,131 against a state average of $18,257. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC charged $18,071 on average, 63% less than the New Mexico average of $49,310, and was paid $7,744 against a state average of $11,350. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC charged $16,737 on average, 75% less than the New Mexico average of $67,520, and was paid $9,484 against a state average of $13,637. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $7,937 was 63% below the state average of $21,444. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $13,617 was 62% below the state average of $36,265. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $65,597 was 11% below the state average of $73,720. For Level 3 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5193), its average charge of $53,871 was 32% below the state average of $79,464.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC in Las Cruces, NM, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-10-18 (CMS case 2844)
- CAP Request — 2025-02-11 (CMS case 2844)
- Closure Notice — 2025-05-09 (CMS case 2844)
- CAP Request — 2026-07-10 (CMS case 8232)
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.