Vaccine administration cost in Puerto Rico

Prices at 9 hospitals in Puerto Rico, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $22 — 61% below the US median ($56), roughly 1.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Doctors' Center Bayamon Bayamon, PR $14 $65 16.6%
Doctors' Center Hospital, Inc Manati, PR $14 $65 ★ 1/5 16.3%
Hospital General De Castaner Castaner, PR $21 $12
Doctors Center Hospital Carolina Llc Carolina, PR $22 $65 315 min 15.8%
Doctor's Center De San Juan Santurce, PR $37 $65 15.5%
Hospital De La Concepcion San German, PR $50 $52 16.2%
Hospital Pavia Caguas Caguas, PR $60 $28 17.1%

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)
$22
Cash / self-pay
$22
Insurer-negotiated
$52
Medicare pays
$19
$14$54
Median cash $22  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $22 — about 1.1× the Medicare rate ($19). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

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