Cardiac MRI cost in New Mexico

Prices at 8 hospitals in New Mexico, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $687 — 58% below the US median ($1,635), roughly 2.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque, NM $687 $982 ★ 2/5 217 min 14.9%
Lovelace Women's Hospital Albuquerque, NM $687 $982 ★ 4/5 199 min 14.0%
Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque, NM $687 $982 ★ 4/5 154 min 15.2%
Lovelace Regional Hospital-Roswell Roswell, NM $687 $982 ★ 2/5 126 min 15.3%
Unm Hospital Albuquerque, NM $1,511 $344 ★ 2/5 279 min 15.3%
Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces, NM $4,597 $1,883 ★ 2/5 204 min 15.4%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$2,291
Cash / self-pay
$687
Insurer-negotiated
$982
Medicare pays
$322
$687$3,054
Median cash $687  ·  Medicare $322  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $687 — about 2.1× the Medicare rate ($322). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($645).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,291 list price could save about $1,603 (70%).

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