99 procedures with published pricing. Cash pay ranges from $1 to $1,258.
Carlsbad Medical Center in Albuquerque publishes cash-pay pricing for 99 procedures, as required by federal law under 45 CFR Part 180. The median cash price across all published procedures is $20, with individual procedure prices ranging from $1 to $1,258 as of 2026-09-01. Source: Carlsbad Medical Center Machine-Readable File. ProcedureRadar.
By Kevin Monangai, Founder, ProcedureRadar.
Hospital profile pages are what we wish existed when our own family was trying to figure out a bill. Each one shows every procedure that hospital publishes, pulled straight from its own federally mandated transparency file, one of roughly 3,500 we track and refresh monthly. We link back to the raw file every time, so you can verify the prices yourself. No middleman, no spin.
Carlsbad Medical Center's cash pay prices range from $1 (Blood Draw (Venipuncture)) to $1,258 (PET Scan).
| Category | Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abscess Drainage (I&D) | emergency | $0 | $0 to $851 | Low |
| ACL Reconstruction | surgery | $0 | $0 to $30,774 | Low |
| Ankle Surgery | other | $0 | $0 to $30,774 | Low |
| Appendectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $0 | $0 to $25,639 | Low |
| Bunionectomy | other | $0 | $0 to $13,877 | Low |
| Carpal Tunnel Release | surgery | $0 | $0 to $8,282 | Low |
| Central Line Insertion | other | $0 | $0 to $13,391 | Low |
| Colonoscopy with Polypectomy | other | $0 | $0 to $5,075 | Low |
| Cortisone Shot (Joint Injection) | surgery | $0 | $0 to $1,302 | Low |
| Endometrial Ablation | other | $0 | $0 to $21,215 | Low |
| Endoscopy | preventive | $0 | $0 to $3,847 | Low |
| Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $0 | $0 to $25,639 | Low |
| Hernia Repair | surgery | $0 | $0 to $15,185 | Low |
| Hysterectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $0 | $0 to $21,215 | Low |
| Hysteroscopy | other | $0 | $0 to $13,729 | Low |
| Intermediate Joint Injection | surgery | $0 | $0 to $1,302 | Low |
| IUD Insertion | other | $0 | $0 to $1,292 | Low |
| Knee Arthroscopy | other | $0 | $0 to $13,877 | Low |
| Laceration Repair | emergency | $0 | $0 to $851 | Low |
| Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) | other | $0 | $0 to $2,994 | Low |
| Lumpectomy (Breast) | surgery | $0 | $0 to $16,605 | Low |
| Mole Removal | other | $0 | $0 to $1,724 | Low |
| Paracentesis | diagnostic | $0 | $0 to $10,706 | Low |
| Septoplasty | surgery | $0 | $0 to $14,061 | Low |
| Shoulder Surgery | surgery | $0 | $0 to $30,774 | Low |
| Skin Tag Removal | other | $0 | $0 to $851 | Low |
| Small Joint Injection | surgery | $0 | $0 to $1,302 | Low |
| Thoracentesis | other | $0 | $0 to $8,821 | Low |
| Thyroidectomy | surgery | $0 | $0 to $25,639 | Low |
| Toenail Removal | surgery | $0 | $0 to $851 | Low |
| Total Hip Replacement | surgery | $0 | $0 to $54,449 | Low |
| Total Knee Replacement | surgery | $0 | $0 to $54,449 | Low |
| Trigger Point Injection | therapy | $0 | $0 to $1,302 | Low |
| Wound Debridement | surgery | $0 | $0 to $18,858 | Low |
| Blood Draw (Venipuncture) | lab | $1 | $1 to $37 | Low |
| Urinalysis | lab | $1 | $1 to $11 | Low |
| Cholesterol Management | cardiac | $2 | $2 to $21 | Low |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | lab | $2 | $2 to $32 | Low |
| Flu Vaccination | preventive | $2 | $2 to $166 | Low |
| ERCP (Gallstone Removal) | other | $3 | $3 to $32 | Low |
| Liver Function Panel | lab | $4 | $4 to $41 | Low |
| Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) | lab | $5 | $5 to $42 | Low |
| EKG (Electrocardiogram) | cardiac | $5 | $5 to $512 | Low |
| Hemoglobin A1C | lab | $5 | $5 to $48 | Low |
| Blood Test | lab | $6 | $6 to $52 | Low |
| Thyroid Test (TSH) | lab | $9 | $9 to $83 | Low |
| Moderate Sedation | other | $10 | $10 to $219 | Low |
| Prostate Cancer Screening | other | $10 | $10 to $91 | Low |
| Pap Smear | preventive | $11 | $11 to $100 | Low |
| IV Hydration | therapy | $11 | $11 to $166 | Low |
| Shoulder X-Ray | imaging | $12 | $12 to $791 | Low |
| Therapeutic Injection | preventive | $13 | $13 to $260 | Low |
| Vitamin D Test | lab | $16 | $16 to $145 | Low |
| Foot X-Ray | imaging | $17 | $17 to $791 | Low |
| Bone Density Scan | imaging | $18 | $18 to $782 | Low |
| Ankle X-Ray | imaging | $20 | $20 to $791 | Low |
| Angioplasty with Stent (PCI) | other | $20 | $20 to $39,493 | Low |
| Breast Biopsy | other | $20 | $20 to $25,430 | Low |
| C-Section (Cesarean Delivery) | obstetric | $20 | $20 to $7,079 | Low |
| Cardiac Catheterization | cardiac | $20 | $20 to $78,135 | Low |
| COPD Management | other | $20 | $20 to $11,327 | Low |
| Dialysis | other | $20 | $20 to $13,497 | Low |
| Heart Valve Replacement | other | $20 | $20 to $36,064 | Low |
| Pacemaker Insertion | cardiac | $20 | $20 to $18,547 | Low |
| Prostatectomy | other | $20 | $20 to $13,516 | Low |
| Radiation Therapy | other | $20 | $20 to $24,024 | Low |
| Spinal Fusion | surgery | $20 | $20 to $27,732 | Low |
| Vaginal Delivery | obstetric | $20 | $20 to $6,326 | Low |
| Hand/Wrist X-Ray | imaging | $21 | $21 to $949 | Low |
| X-Ray of the Knee | imaging | $21 | $21 to $791 | Low |
| Chest X-Ray | imaging | $22 | $22 to $1,456 | Low |
| Asthma Management | other | $23 | $23 to $1,087 | Low |
| Pathology (Surgical Specimen) | lab | $23 | $23 to $244 | Low |
| Lumbar Spine X-Ray | imaging | $23 | $23 to $1,456 | Low |
| IV Drug Infusion | therapy | $25 | $25 to $260 | Low |
| Hip/Pelvis X-Ray | imaging | $25 | $25 to $949 | Low |
| Stress Test | cardiac | $31 | $31 to $2,452 | Low |
| Emergency Room Visit | emergency | $51 | $51 to $1,575 | Low |
| Physical Therapy | therapy | $61 | $61 to $1,250 | Low |
| Occupational Therapy | therapy | $65 | $65 to $1,016 | Low |
| Hospital Observation | other | $70 | $70 to $1,157 | Low |
| Abdominal Ultrasound | imaging | $72 | $72 to $1,648 | Low |
| Obstetric Ultrasound | imaging | $76 | $76 to $1,648 | Low |
| Pelvic Ultrasound | imaging | $79 | $79 to $1,648 | Low |
| CT Head | imaging | $90 | $90 to $5,402 | Low |
| Critical Care | emergency | $113 | $113 to $2,236 | Low |
| Kidney Stone Removal | other | $152 | $152 to $18,860 | Low |
| CT Spine | imaging | $158 | $158 to $11,929 | Low |
| MRI Spine | imaging | $162 | $162 to $5,289 | Low |
| CT Chest | imaging | $162 | $162 to $13,719 | Low |
| Carotid Ultrasound | imaging | $188 | $188 to $3,345 | Low |
| Echocardiogram | imaging | $215 | $215 to $7,008 | Low |
| MRI of the Brain | imaging | $228 | $228 to $5,754 | Low |
| MRI of the Abdomen | imaging | $253 | $253 to $10,390 | Low |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis | imaging | $254 | $254 to $11,929 | Low |
| MRI of the Shoulder | imaging | $260 | $260 to $10,390 | Low |
| MRI of the Knee | imaging | $261 | $261 to $10,390 | Low |
| Sleep Study (Polysomnography) | diagnostic | $452 | $452 to $6,216 | Low |
| PET Scan | imaging | $1,258 | $1,258 to $13,452 | Low |
This hospital's pricing is published per federal mandate.
Disclosure required by 45 CFR Part 180.
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