Leg CT scan cost in Albuquerque, NM
In Albuquerque, NM, 5 hospitals list a cash price for leg CT scan without contrast (hip to foot, any part): from $728.20 to $2,739.02, with a median of $1,029.90. The lowest listed price is at University of New Mexico Hospital — $301.70 less than the median here. Across New Mexico, the median is $1,646.73 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 73700, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 25, 2026 and Jul 10, 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico Hospital one side lowest Albuquerque, NM · (505) 272-2111 CT SCAN OF LEG WITHOUT CONTRAST+1 more line at this price File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $728.20 | $1,324.00 | $92.69–$1,257.00 | 45% |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-8000 HC Lower Ext W/O Contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,010.40 | $3,368.00 | $101.61–$2,526.00 | 70% |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-2001 HC Lower Ext W/O Contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,029.90 | $3,433.00 | $72.10–$2,574.75 | 70% |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque, NM HC Lower Ext W/O Contrast File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $1,029.90 | $3,433.00 | $100.98–$4,789.04 | 70% |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos, NM · (505) 661-9500 Computed tomography, lower extremity; without contrast material File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $2,739.02 | $4,565.04 | $104.48–$4,565.04 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $728.20, median $1,029.90, highest $2,739.02 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,029.90. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 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
A leg CT without contrast makes cross-section pictures of part of the leg, such as the knee, ankle or foot bones. It is used for complex fractures, planning surgery and when an X-ray is unclear.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.