Drug screen (urine) cost in Puerto Rico

Prices at 9 hospitals in Puerto Rico, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $268 — 138% above the US median ($113), roughly 15.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Hospital Pavia Caguas Caguas, PR $50 $19 — — —
Hospital De La Concepcion San German, PR $51 $17 — — —
Hospital Comunitario Buen Samaritano Inc Aguadilla, PR $52 $19 — — —
Bayamon Medical Center Bayamon, PR $239 $62 — 279 min —
Doctors' Center Bayamon Bayamon, PR $298 $14 — — —
Doctors' Center Hospital, Inc Manati, PR $298 $14 ★ 1/5 — —
Doctor's Center De San Juan Santurce, PR $308 $16 — — —
Doctors Center Hospital Carolina Llc Carolina, PR $420 $14 — 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 October 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)
$268
Cash / self-pay
$268
Insurer-negotiated
$17
Medicare pays
$17
$51$342
Median cash $268  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $268 — about 15.7× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($34).

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