6/100
#2,474 nationally
Christus Southern New Mexico
2669 Scenic Drive, Alamogordo, NM 88310 · (575) 439-6100
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Christus Southern New Mexico billed $10.69 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 10.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 44
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NM
- #18
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 9% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 4% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 5% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 5% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
210 | $42,521 | $2,529 | +119% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
132 | $13,419 | $1,501 | +33% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
103 | $251,234 | $22,822 | +214% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
84 | $139,637 | $21,113 | +114% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
83 | $44,772 | $1,766 | +294% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
77 | $83,900 | $3,044 | +232% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
56 | $110,760 | $5,305 | +215% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
42 | $58,791 | $2,973 | +208% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
41 | $39,126 | $1,719 | +233% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
40 | $99,725 | $14,411 | +130% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$264,902 | $12,258 | +324% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$84,157 | $2,752 | +313% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$44,772 | $1,766 | +294% |
|
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture without Major Complications
MS-DRG 522 · Inpatient stay |
$307,238 | $23,702 | +259% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$39,126 | $1,719 | +233% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$83,900 | $3,044 | +232% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$76,595 | $3,227 | +229% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$110,760 | $5,305 | +215% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,221 | $637 | -29% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,950 | $2,174 | +19% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,419 | $1,501 | +33% |
|
Pulmonary Embolism with Major Complications or Acute Cor Pulmonale
MS-DRG 175 · Inpatient stay |
$89,254 | $14,605 | +64% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (severe)
MS-DRG 321 · Inpatient stay |
$242,426 | $30,251 | +69% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,614 | $1,494 | +82% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$92,569 | $13,218 | +91% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)
MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay |
$196,244 | $19,098 | +93% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.