Pregnancy ultrasound (first trimester) cost in Puerto Rico

Prices at 9 hospitals in Puerto Rico, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $113 — 77% below the US median ($489), roughly 1.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Doctor's Center De San Juan Santurce, PR $68 $75 15.5%
Doctors' Center Bayamon Bayamon, PR $113 $75 16.6%
Doctors' Center Hospital, Inc Manati, PR $113 $75 ★ 1/5 16.3%
Doctors Center Hospital Carolina Llc Carolina, PR $113 $75 315 min 15.8%
Hospital Pavia Caguas Caguas, PR $120 $38 17.1%
Hospital General De Castaner Castaner, PR $206 $107

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)
$117
Cash / self-pay
$113
Insurer-negotiated
$75
Medicare pays
$117
$91$163
Median cash $113  ·  Medicare $117  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $113 — about 1.0× the Medicare rate ($117). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($234).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $117 list price could save about $4 (3%).

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