X-ray of the hand cost in Puerto Rico

Prices at 7 hospitals in Puerto Rico, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $52 — 81% below the US median ($267), roughly 1.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Bayamon Medical Center Bayamon, PR $34 $30 285 min 15.8%
Hospital De La Concepcion San German, PR $45 $15 16.2%
Hospital General De Castaner Castaner, PR $59 $30
Hospital Pavia Caguas Caguas, PR $80 $9 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)
$39
Cash / self-pay
$52
Insurer-negotiated
$15
Medicare pays
$38
$37$74
Median cash $52  ·  Medicare $38  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $52 — about 1.4× the Medicare rate ($38). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($76).

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