Wrist fracture care, no reset cost in Albuquerque, NM — inpatient
In Albuquerque, NM, 3 hospitals list a cash price for closed treatment of a wrist (distal radius) fracture, no resetting as an inpatient: from $233.10 to $326.40, with a median of $233.10. The lowest listed price is at Lovelace Westside Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across New Mexico, the median is $421.50 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 25600, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Albuquerque, NM.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovelace Westside Hospital lowest Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-2001 Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | $233.10 | $777.00 | $138.27–$1,327.00 | 70% | — source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital lowest Albuquerque, NM Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | $233.10 | $777.00 | $138.27–$1,327.00 | 70% | — source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-8000 Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | $326.40 | $1,088.00 | $138.27–$1,327.00 | 70% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $233.10, median $233.10, highest $326.40 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $279.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is treatment of a broken distal radius, the forearm bone near the wrist, when the bone does not need to be pushed back into place and no surgery is done. Treatment is usually a splint or cast and follow-up checks.
What the price covers
The code covers the fracture care; for the treating doctor this usually includes follow-up visits over the following weeks. X-rays, the emergency room visit and casting supplies may be billed separately.