CT angiography of the chest Cost in Albuquerque, NM

Prices at 4 hospitals in Albuquerque, NM, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,432 — 22% below the US median ($1,845), roughly 5.1× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Lovelace Medical Center	Albuquerque, NM	$1,432	$2,386	★ 2/5	212 min	—
Lovelace Women's Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$1,432	$2,386	★ 4/5	205 min	—
Lovelace Westside Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$1,432	$2,386	★ 4/5	159 min	—
Unm Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$1,570	$173	★ 2/5	273 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)

$4,772

Cash / self-pay

$1,432

Insurer-negotiated

$2,386

Medicare pays

$281

$1,432$1,528

Median cash $1,432 · Medicare $281 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,432 — about 5.1× the Medicare rate ($281). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($561).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,772 list price could save about $3,340 (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
Stephen Carroll, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	272
Randall Sellers, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	263
Douglas Meek, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	210
Kari Nelson, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	187
David Phung, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	170
Ryan Lebaron, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	157
Kurt Pedrotty, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	149
Duncan Lill, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	138
Adam Delu, M.D., DABR	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	128
Willie Nunez, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	117
Prajna Chopra, M.D., RDMS	Interventional Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	116
Juliana Starcevich	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	116

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