Carotid artery ultrasound cost in Albuquerque, NM

Prices at 4 hospitals in Albuquerque, NM, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $289 — 62% below the US median ($761), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Unm Hospital Albuquerque, NM $273 $235 ★ 2/5 273 min
Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque, NM $289 $380 ★ 2/5 212 min
Lovelace Women's Hospital Albuquerque, NM $289 $380 ★ 4/5 205 min
Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque, NM $289 $380 ★ 4/5 159 min

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 September 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)
$964
Cash / self-pay
$289
Insurer-negotiated
$380
Medicare pays
$156
$278$289
Median cash $289  ·  Medicare $156  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $289 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($156). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($313).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $964 list price could save about $675 (70%).

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Doctors who perform this in Albuquerque

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Robert Moskowitz, D.O.Vascular SurgeryAlbuquerque, NM238
Jaideep DasguptaVascular SurgeryAlbuquerque, NM196
Esteban Henao, MDVascular SurgeryAlbuquerque, NM137
Richard Wilkerson, MDVascular SurgeryAlbuquerque, NM125
Jessica Secor, M.D.Vascular SurgeryAlbuquerque, NM120
Trent Proffitt, M.D.Vascular SurgeryAlbuquerque, NM114
Aaron Losey, M.D., M.S.Diagnostic RadiologyAlbuquerque, NM114
Jeffrey Hebert, MDDiagnostic RadiologyAlbuquerque, NM92
Matthew BordegarayDiagnostic RadiologyAlbuquerque, NM51
Gopal Reddy, MDGeneral SurgeryAlbuquerque, NM51
Rachel DanczykVascular SurgeryAlbuquerque, NM45
Leann Chavez, M.D.General SurgeryAlbuquerque, NM44

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