CT angiography of the head cost in Albuquerque, NM

Prices at 4 hospitals in Albuquerque, NM, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,698 — 6% below the US median ($1,811), roughly 6.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Unm Hospital Albuquerque, NM $1,498 $173 ★ 2/5 273 min —
Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque, NM $1,698 $2,830 ★ 2/5 212 min —
Lovelace Women's Hospital Albuquerque, NM $1,698 $2,830 ★ 4/5 205 min —
Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque, NM $1,698 $2,830 ★ 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 October 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)
$5,659
Cash / self-pay
$1,698
Insurer-negotiated
$2,830
Medicare pays
$274
$1,558$1,698
Median cash $1,698  ·  Medicare $274  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,698 — about 6.2× the Medicare rate ($274). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($548).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,659 list price could save about $3,961 (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.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Stephen Carroll, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyAlbuquerque, NM166
Morgan Vonloh, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyAlbuquerque, NM151
Henrik Ullman, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyAlbuquerque, NM142
John Collingwood, MDDiagnostic RadiologyAlbuquerque, NM141
David Phung, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyAlbuquerque, NM115
Timothy Naney, DODiagnostic RadiologyAlbuquerque, NM114
Randall Sellers, MDDiagnostic RadiologyAlbuquerque, NM113
Marc Mabray, MDDiagnostic RadiologyAlbuquerque, NM104
Gamaliel LorenzoDiagnostic RadiologyAlbuquerque, NM95
Luis Centenera, MDDiagnostic RadiologyAlbuquerque, NM92
Douglas Meek, MDDiagnostic RadiologyAlbuquerque, NM90
Lance Dell, MDDiagnostic RadiologyAlbuquerque, NM88

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