CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with and without contrast Cost in Albuquerque, NM

Prices at 4 hospitals in Albuquerque, NM, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,150 — 7% above the US median ($2,955), roughly 9.3× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Unm Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$1,219	$344	★ 2/5	273 min	—
Lovelace Medical Center	Albuquerque, NM	$3,150	$5,250	★ 2/5	212 min	—
Lovelace Women's Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$3,150	$5,250	★ 4/5	205 min	—
Lovelace Westside Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$3,150	$5,250	★ 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)

$10,499

Cash / self-pay

$3,150

Insurer-negotiated

$5,250

Medicare pays

$338

$1,798$3,150

Median cash $3,150 · Medicare $338 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $3,150 — about 9.3× the Medicare rate ($338). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($676).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $10,499 list price could save about $7,349 (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
Masoud Shiehmorteza, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	375
William Thompson	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	116
Lara Patriquin, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	64
Amirkasra Mojtahed	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	51
George Dow, NP	Nurse Practitioner	Albuquerque, NM	34
Mark Ehrhart, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	16

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