X-ray of the neck (cervical spine) cost in Puerto Rico

Prices at 11 hospitals in Puerto Rico, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $142 — 56% below the US median ($322), roughly 3.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Bayamon Medical Center Bayamon, PR $40 $35 — 279 min —
Hospital De La Concepcion San German, PR $45 $16 — — —
Hospital General De Castaner Castaner, PR $74 $34 — — —
Hospital Pavia Caguas Caguas, PR $80 $45 — — —
Doctor's Center De San Juan Santurce, PR $203 $36 — — —
Doctors' Center Bayamon Bayamon, PR $203 $36 — — —
Doctors' Center Hospital, Inc Manati, PR $203 $36 ★ 1/5 — —
Doctors Center Hospital Carolina Llc Carolina, PR $203 $36 — 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)
$87
Cash / self-pay
$142
Insurer-negotiated
$35
Medicare pays
$47
$43$203
Median cash $142  ·  Medicare $47  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $142 — about 3.0× the Medicare rate ($47). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($95).

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