Central line placement Cost in Albuquerque, NM (2026)

Prices at 4 hospitals in Albuquerque, NM, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,501 — 18% above the US median ($2,126), roughly 10.5× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Unm Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$790	$3,110	★ 2/5	273 min	—
Lovelace Medical Center	Albuquerque, NM	$2,501	$4,169	★ 2/5	212 min	—
Lovelace Women's Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$2,501	$4,169	★ 4/5	205 min	—
Lovelace Westside Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$2,501	$4,169	★ 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)

$8,337

Cash / self-pay

$2,501

Insurer-negotiated

$4,169

Medicare pays

$238

$1,303$2,501

Median cash $2,501 · Medicare $238 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,501 — about 10.5× the Medicare rate ($238). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($476).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $8,337 list price could save about $5,836 (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.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Anthony Chavez, CNP	Nurse Practitioner	Albuquerque, NM	32
Kevin Bettencourt, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Albuquerque, NM	31
My Ha, CNP	Nurse Practitioner	Albuquerque, NM	28
Karen Mcmahon, CNP	Nurse Practitioner	Albuquerque, NM	26
Michelle Hannah	Nurse Practitioner	Albuquerque, NM	19
Ivette Perez Munoz, MD	Anesthesiology	Albuquerque, NM	18
Daniel Aboubechara	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	18
Martin Miller, MD	Critical Care (Intensivists)	Albuquerque, NM	16
Jeffrey Godwin, M.D.	Pulmonary Disease	Albuquerque, NM	14
Barbara Tanner-Torres, ACNP-BC	Nurse Practitioner	Albuquerque, NM	12
Ranjani Venkataramani	Anesthesiology	Albuquerque, NM	12
Jason Rotonda	Nurse Practitioner	Albuquerque, NM	12

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