Phosphorus test cost in Albuquerque, NM
In Albuquerque, NM, 6 hospitals list a cash price for phosphorus (phosphate) blood test: from $17.60 to $100.20, with a median of $94.50. The lowest listed price is at University of New Mexico Hospital — $76.90 less than the median here. Across New Mexico, the median is $75.27 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities for code 84100, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico Hospital lowest Albuquerque, NM · (505) 272-2111 PHOSPHATE LEVEL | $17.60 | $32.00 | $4.27–$11.61 | 45% | — source file |
| Los Alamos Medical Center Los Alamos, NM · (505) 661-9500 Phosphorus inorganic (phosphate) | $70.33 | $117.21 | $4.74–$117.21 | 40% | — source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-8000 Phosphate level | $93.60 | $312.00 | $4.61–$280.80 | 70% | — source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-2001 Phosphate level | $95.40 | $318.00 | $4.61–$286.20 | 70% | — source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque, NM Phosphate level | $95.40 | $318.00 | $4.61–$295.74 | 70% | — source file |
| Lovelace UNM Rehabilition Hospital Albuquerque, NM Phosphate level | $100.20 | $334.00 | $3.16–$310.62 | 70% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $17.60, median $94.50, highest $100.20 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $95.40. 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 6 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 phosphorus test measures phosphate in the blood. It is used with calcium for kidney disease, bone disease and parathyroid problems.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.