Christus Southern New Mexico

2669 Scenic Drive, Alamogordo, NM 88310 · (575) 439-6100

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$17what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$63.3Mnet income, all sources

15.0%margin on patient care alone

$2.9Mcost of charity care (1.1% of costs)

$11.8Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

76beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Hip or knee replacement 470	103	$251,234	$22,822
Sepsis, with major complications 871	84	$139,637	$21,113
Heart failure, with major complications 291	40	$99,725	$14,411
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	34	$112,564	$14,714
Lung infection, with major complications 177	32	$115,778	$17,554
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	22	$85,658	$12,417
COPD, with major complications 190	21	$127,650	$11,651
Heart stent 322	21	$196,244	$19,098
Sepsis 872	21	$106,588	$13,337
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	19	$262,299	$23,840
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	16	$398,815	$63,343
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 321	14	$242,426	$30,251
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	14	$97,144	$10,410
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	13	$63,526	$8,167
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	13	$307,238	$23,702
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	13	$66,838	$8,198
Urinary tract infection 690	13	$69,862	$8,520
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	12	$89,242	$10,712
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 175	12	$89,254	$14,605
Respiratory failure 189	12	$92,569	$13,218
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	12	$161,759	$19,240
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	11	$66,375	$7,826
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	11	$70,247	$8,443

Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".