X-ray of the ankle Cost in Albuquerque, NM (2026)

Prices at 5 hospitals in Albuquerque, NM, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $314 — 14% above the US median ($276), roughly 8.5× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Unm Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$131	$86	★ 2/5	273 min	—
Lovelace Medical Center	Albuquerque, NM	$314	$628	★ 2/5	212 min	—
Lovelace Women's Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$314	$628	★ 4/5	205 min	—
Lovelace Westside Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$314	$628	★ 4/5	159 min	—
Central Desert Behavioral Health Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$425	—	—	—	—

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)

$1,047

Cash / self-pay

$314

Insurer-negotiated

$628

Medicare pays

$37

$204$381

Median cash $314 · Medicare $37 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $314 — about 8.5× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($74).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,047 list price could save about $733 (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
Sean Mullen, D.O.	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	96
Daniel Peterson, DPM	Podiatry	Albuquerque, NM	86
Matthew Cobb, DPM	Podiatry	Albuquerque, NM	77
Katrine Mitchell, D.P.M.	Podiatry	Albuquerque, NM	67
Paul Whitehouse, D.P.M.	Podiatry	Albuquerque, NM	63
Mark Margiotta, DPM	Podiatry	Albuquerque, NM	57
Zachary Haas, DPM	Podiatry	Albuquerque, NM	55
Brent Frame, DPM	Podiatry	Albuquerque, NM	44
Haywan Chiu, DPM	Podiatry	Albuquerque, NM	40
Samuel Mcarthur, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Albuquerque, NM	40
Duncan Lill, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	38
Isaac Kim, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Albuquerque, NM	33

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