States / New Mexico
NM · 25 hospitals · #15 of 51 by charge gap
Hospital prices in New Mexico
23 New Mexico hospitals reported 19,057 Medicare inpatient stays in 2024. The median hospital charged 4.13 times what it was paid — below the national median of 4.15×, number 15 of 51. The widest gap was at Lovelace Medical Center (8.58×), the narrowest at Northern Navajo Medical Center (1.66×). CMS's price-transparency list records 104 enforcement actions involving 41 New Mexico hospitals.
- 1Median charge ÷ paid 4.13×
- 2Hospitals reporting 25
- 3Medicare inpatient stays 19,057
- 4Price-transparency actions 104
Most common stays in New Mexico
| DRG | Stays | NM avg charge | US avg charge | NM avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with... | 3,188 | $65,967 | $90,297 | $17,240 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 1,162 | $49,310 | $56,380 | $11,350 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 891 | $47,073 | $59,757 | $12,080 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 690 | $54,728 | $70,592 | $14,774 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without... | 574 | $38,634 | $49,049 | $9,730 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 441 | $42,393 | $57,570 | $11,604 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures... | 410 | $166,654 | $228,948 | $44,244 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 371 | $67,520 | $75,821 | $13,637 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids... | 369 | $45,380 | $60,293 | $11,975 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 327 | $91,867 | $100,756 | $18,444 |
Every hospital
| Hospital | Stays | Ratio | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian Hospital Albuquerque | 5,581 | 3.2× | 4 |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque | 2,246 | 8.58× | 1 |
| Unm Hospital Albuquerque | 2,177 | 1.99× | – |
| CHRISTUS St Vincent Regional Medical Center Santa Fe | 1,983 | 3.57× | 2 |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Inc Farmington | 1,543 | 3.37× | – |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces | 1,045 | 6.07× | 1 |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces | 956 | 7.52× | 3 |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell | 640 | 7.18× | 1 |
| CHRISTUS Southern New Mexico Alamogordo | 563 | 8.52× | – |
| Plains Regional Medical Center Clovis | 406 | 2.79× | – |
| Three Crosses Regional Hospital LLC Las Cruces | 362 | 3.63× | 4 |
| Carlsbad Medical Center Carlsbad | 284 | 4.64× | 1 |
| Gallup Indian Medical Center Gallup | 243 | 2.01× | – |
| Northern Navajo Medical Center Shiprock | 222 | 1.66× | – |
| Lovelace Women's Hospital Albuquerque | 195 | 6.9× | 1 |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque | 156 | 6.74× | 2 |
| Presbyterian Espanola Hospital Espanola | 99 | 1.63× | 1 |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos | 73 | 2.68× | 3 |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell | 71 | 7.03× | 2 |
| Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center Santa Fe | 70 | 2.29× | 4 |
| Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs | 66 | 2.68× | 2 |
| Artesia General Hospital Artesia | 53 | 2.1× | – |
| Roosevelt General Hospital Portales | 23 | 2.87× | – |
| Guadalupe County Hospital Santa Rosa | 0 | – | 2 |
| Lovelace Unm Rehabilitation Hospital Albuquerque | 0 | – | – |
Price-transparency enforcement in New Mexico
29 closure notices, 26 warning notices, 25 “met requirements” findings, 24 corrective-action-plan requests — CMS's actions under the hospital price-transparency rule since 2021. See the enforcement page for what each step means.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient 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.