Abdominal ultrasound (limited) cost in Puerto Rico

Prices at 11 hospitals in Puerto Rico, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $58 — 89% below the US median ($519), roughly 0.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Bayamon Medical Center Bayamon, PR $55 $90 279 min
Doctor's Center De San Juan Santurce, PR $58 $80
Doctors' Center Bayamon Bayamon, PR $58 $80
Doctors' Center Hospital, Inc Manati, PR $58 $80 ★ 1/5
Doctors Center Hospital Carolina Llc Carolina, PR $58 $80 347 min
Hospital General De Castaner Castaner, PR $74 $93
Hospital De La Concepcion San German, PR $125 $47
Hospital Pavia Caguas Caguas, PR $130 $50

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)
$75
Cash / self-pay
$58
Insurer-negotiated
$80
Medicare pays
$86
$57$127
Median cash $58  ·  Medicare $86  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $58 — about 0.7× the Medicare rate ($86). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($172).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $75 list price could save about $17 (23%).

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