Fecal occult blood (stool) test cost in Puerto Rico

Prices at 12 hospitals in Puerto Rico, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $19 — 52% below the US median ($39), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Hospital Comunitario Buen Samaritano Inc Aguadilla, PR $15 $9
Hospital Pavia Caguas Caguas, PR $16 $5
Hospital General De Castaner Castaner, PR $18 $12
Doctor's Center De San Juan Santurce, PR $19 $10
Doctors Center Hospital Carolina Llc Carolina, PR $19 $10 347 min
Hospital De La Concepcion San German, PR $21 $5
Doctors' Center Bayamon Bayamon, PR $49 $15
Doctors' Center Hospital, Inc Manati, PR $49 $15 ★ 1/5
Bayamon Medical Center Bayamon, PR $65 $16 279 min

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 September 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)
$19
Cash / self-pay
$19
Insurer-negotiated
$10
Medicare pays
$10
$16$52
Median cash $19  ·  Medicare $10  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $19 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($10). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($20).

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