MRI of the brain without contrast Cost in Albuquerque, NM

Prices at 4 hospitals in Albuquerque, NM, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $974 — 47% below the US median ($1,828), roughly 5.0× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Lovelace Medical Center	Albuquerque, NM	$974	$1,624	★ 2/5	212 min	—
Lovelace Women's Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$974	$1,624	★ 4/5	205 min	—
Lovelace Westside Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$974	$1,624	★ 4/5	159 min	—
Unm Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$1,178	$235	★ 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)

$3,248

Cash / self-pay

$974

Insurer-negotiated

$1,624

Medicare pays

$195

$974$1,117

Median cash $974 · Medicare $195 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $974 — about 5.0× the Medicare rate ($195). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($391).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,248 list price could save about $2,274 (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
John Collingwood, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	235
Max Sale, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	216
Mark Depper, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	183
Luis Centenera, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	150
Alfredo Nino, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	140
Lance Dell, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	130
Eric Munoz, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	120
Stephen Carroll, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	100
Gamaliel Lorenzo	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	89
Randall Sellers, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	88
Marc Mabray, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	86
Douglas Meek, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	80

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