Kidney ultrasound cost in Puerto Rico

Prices at 11 hospitals in Puerto Rico, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $147 — 71% below the US median ($502), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Doctor's Center De San Juan Santurce, PR $79 $100
Hospital Comunitario Buen Samaritano Inc Aguadilla, PR $83 $40
Hospital Pavia Caguas Caguas, PR $130 $50
Hospital General De Castaner Castaner, PR $145 $71
Hospital De La Concepcion San German, PR $150 $52
Doctors' Center Bayamon Bayamon, PR $190 $85
Doctors' Center Hospital, Inc Manati, PR $190 $85 ★ 1/5
Doctors Center Hospital Carolina Llc Carolina, PR $190 $100 347 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)
$140
Cash / self-pay
$147
Insurer-negotiated
$52
Medicare pays
$84
$82$190
Median cash $147  ·  Medicare $84  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $147 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($84). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($167).

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