CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with and without contrast cost in Puerto Rico

Prices at 6 hospitals in Puerto Rico, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $578 — 80% below the US median ($2,955), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Hospital Pavia Caguas Caguas, PR $558 $513 17.1%
Hospital Comunitario Buen Samaritano Inc Aguadilla, PR $578 $225 15.7%
Hospital De La Concepcion San German, PR $600 $237 16.2%

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 August 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)
$558
Cash / self-pay
$578
Insurer-negotiated
$231
Medicare pays
$338
$562$596
Median cash $578  ·  Medicare $338  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $578 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($338). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($676).

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