Blood glucose test cost in Puerto Rico

Prices at 12 hospitals in Puerto Rico, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $17 — 52% below the US median ($35), roughly 3.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Hospital General De Castaner Castaner, PR $6 $5 — — —
Hospital Comunitario Buen Samaritano Inc Aguadilla, PR $10 $4 — — —
Hospital De La Concepcion San German, PR $14 $5 — — —
Bayamon Medical Center Bayamon, PR $16 $6 — 279 min —
Hospital Pavia Caguas Caguas, PR $17 $6 — — —
Doctors' Center Bayamon Bayamon, PR $154 $5 — — —
Doctors' Center Hospital, Inc Manati, PR $154 $5 ★ 1/5 — —
Doctors Center Hospital Carolina Llc Carolina, PR $154 $6 — 347 min —
Doctor's Center De San Juan Santurce, PR $203 $8 — — —

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)
$16
Cash / self-pay
$17
Insurer-negotiated
$5
Medicare pays
$5
$10$164
Median cash $17  ·  Medicare $5  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $17 — about 3.6× the Medicare rate ($5). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($10).

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