CT scan of the neck (cervical spine) without contrast Cost in Albuquerque, NM

Prices at 4 hospitals in Albuquerque, NM, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,215 — 13% below the US median ($1,390), roughly 9.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Unm Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$898	$103	★ 2/5	279 min	15.3%
Lovelace Medical Center	Albuquerque, NM	$1,215	$2,026	★ 2/5	217 min	14.9%
Lovelace Women's Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$1,215	$2,026	★ 4/5	199 min	14.0%
Lovelace Westside Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$1,215	$2,026	★ 4/5	154 min	15.2%

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 July 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)

$4,051

Cash / self-pay

$1,215

Insurer-negotiated

$2,026

Medicare pays

$131

$993$1,215

Median cash $1,215 · Medicare $131 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,215 — about 9.3× the Medicare rate ($131). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($261).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,051 list price could save about $2,836 (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
Michelle Zielinski, D.O.	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	458
Morgan Vonloh, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	290
Stephen Carroll, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	214
John Collingwood, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	187
Randall Sellers, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	158
Robert Blakely, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	147
Lance Dell, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	146
Matthew Myers, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	143
Matthew Goodstein, D.O	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	127
Alfredo Nino, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	123
Christopher Creel	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	116
Douglas Meek, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	116

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