Pap smear (cervical screening) cost in Puerto Rico

Prices at 6 hospitals in Puerto Rico, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $97 — 18% above the US median ($82), roughly 4.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Hospital General De Castaner Castaner, PR $26 $28
Hospital Pavia Caguas Caguas, PR $40 $32 17.1%
Doctors' Center Bayamon Bayamon, PR $97 $28 16.6%
Doctors' Center Hospital, Inc Manati, PR $97 $28 ★ 1/5 16.3%
Doctors Center Hospital Carolina Llc Carolina, PR $97 315 min 15.8%

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 June 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)
$97
Cash / self-pay
$97
Insurer-negotiated
$28
Medicare pays
$20
$32$97
Median cash $97  ·  Medicare $20  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $97 — about 4.8× the Medicare rate ($20). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($41).

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