14/100
#2,311 nationally
Lovelace Women's Hospital
4701 Montgomery Boulevard Ne, Albuquerque, NM 87109 · (505) 727-7805
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Lovelace Women's Hospital billed $10.21 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 10.2x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 31
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in NM
- #17
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 16% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 12% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 13% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 21% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
161 | $58,363 | $4,489 | +113% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
137 | $75,590 | $5,019 | +115% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
101 | $23,633 | $1,709 | +108% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
92 | $9,282 | $1,379 | -8% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
78 | $96,923 | $11,380 | +55% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
59 | $100,803 | $8,853 | +69% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
58 | $87,351 | $14,867 | +34% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
55 | $39,111 | $3,041 | +89% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
54 | $48,377 | $3,374 | +103% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
52 | $39,578 | $2,725 | +118% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$34,221 | $1,803 | +165% |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$100,338 | $6,058 | +161% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$52,933 | $2,865 | +160% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$39,578 | $2,725 | +118% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$75,590 | $5,019 | +115% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$58,363 | $4,489 | +113% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$37,490 | $2,515 | +112% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,633 | $1,709 | +108% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,282 | $1,379 | -8% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$53,610 | $9,491 | +24% |
|
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5464 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$105,143 | $19,315 | +30% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$87,351 | $14,867 | +34% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$114,080 | $16,460 | +37% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,848 | $2,423 | +38% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$78,310 | $13,121 | +42% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$48,634 | $6,546 | +48% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.