Dehydration and electrolyte problems in New Mexico
MS-DRG 641: Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes without mcc
$36,198typical hospital bill
$7,576typical amount paid
$5,371–$11,721range paid across 14 hospitals
New Mexico hospitals billed Medicare a typical $36,198 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.
Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovelace Medical Center | Albuquerque | 13 | $45,587 | $5,371 | |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center | Roswell | 12 | $66,742 | $5,592 | |
| Memorial Medical Center | Las Cruces | 18 | $39,979 | $5,827 | |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell | Roswell | 13 | $31,855 | $5,886 | |
| Presbyterian Hospital | Albuquerque | 53 | $20,041 | $6,414 | |
| Mountain View Regional Medical Center | Las Cruces | 25 | $40,036 | $6,510 | |
| San Juan Regional Medical Center Inc | Farmington | 29 | $27,888 | $7,226 | |
| Artesia General Hospital | Artesia | 11 | $22,557 | $7,926 | |
| Christus Southern New Mexico | Alamogordo | 13 | $66,838 | $8,198 | |
| Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center | Santa Fe | 27 | $37,763 | $9,135 | |
| Northern Navajo Medical Center | Shiprock | 32 | $19,785 | $10,010 | |
| Gallup Indian Medical Center | Gallup | 25 | $35,718 | $10,189 | |
| Los Alamos Medical Center | Los Alamos | 13 | $36,678 | $11,420 | |
| Unm Hospital | Albuquerque | 25 | $23,025 | $11,721 |
Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.