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

Prices at 5 hospitals in Albuquerque, NM, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $262 — 4% below the US median ($273), roughly 7.7× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Unm Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$121	$86	★ 2/5	273 min	—
Lovelace Medical Center	Albuquerque, NM	$262	$787	★ 2/5	212 min	—
Lovelace Women's Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$262	$787	★ 4/5	205 min	—
Lovelace Westside Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	$262	$787	★ 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)

$874

Cash / self-pay

$262

Insurer-negotiated

$787

Medicare pays

$34

$177$360

Median cash $262 · Medicare $34 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $262 — about 7.7× the Medicare rate ($34). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($68).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $874 list price could save about $612 (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
Zachary Haas, DPM	Podiatry	Albuquerque, NM	525
Matthew Cobb, DPM	Podiatry	Albuquerque, NM	315
Daniel Peterson, DPM	Podiatry	Albuquerque, NM	268
David Sotelo, DPM	Podiatry	Albuquerque, NM	220
Brent Frame, DPM	Podiatry	Albuquerque, NM	203
Jamie Giesbrandt, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	196
Andrew Bruner, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	185
Jimmy Leung, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Albuquerque, NM	174
Paul Whitehouse, D.P.M.	Podiatry	Albuquerque, NM	163
Mark Margiotta, DPM	Podiatry	Albuquerque, NM	162
Jonathan Williamson, D.P.M	Podiatry	Albuquerque, NM	140
Katrine Mitchell, D.P.M.	Podiatry	Albuquerque, NM	137

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