Puerto Rico Hospital Price Report
What hospitals charge for shoppable care across Puerto Rico — drawn from 17 hospitals' machine-readable files. Figures are medians with robust 10th–90th-percentile ranges across hospitals in the state.
The same procedure, wildly different prices
Even within Puerto Rico, the negotiated price at a pricier hospital can be many times what a cheaper one charges — for the same service.
| Procedure | Typical range (10th–90th pct) | Median | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacemaker Insertion (Dual Chamber) | $472 – $8,274 | $1,246 | 6 |
| Emergency Room Visit (Level 3) | $46 – $643 | $144 | 7 |
| Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $416 – $5,459 | $800 | 6 |
| Echocardiogram (Complete with Doppler) | $112 – $1,437 | $299 | 7 |
| Inguinal Hernia Repair (Open) | $294 – $3,007 | $692 | 7 |
| Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal | $305 – $3,028 | $729 | 10 |
| Colonoscopy with Biopsy | $102 – $1,003 | $233 | 8 |
| Spirometry (Breathing Test) | $28 – $205 | $30 | 6 |
Cash can beat the list price
The “gross” charge is the hospital's list price; the cash price is what many will accept from a self-pay patient. For these procedures in Puerto Rico, the cash price is a fraction of the list price.
| Procedure | Cash (median) | Gross / list (median) |
|---|---|---|
| CT Cardiac Calcium Scoring | $268 | $313 |
| Office Visit, New Patient (Level 3) | $180 | $200 |
| PSA Prostate Cancer Screening | $45 | $48 |
| CT Chest without Contrast | $300 | $313 |
| Echocardiogram (Complete with Doppler) | $363 | $375 |
| CT Head without Contrast | $300 | $308 |
The most expensive shoppable procedures in Puerto Rico
| Procedure | Median negotiated | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Lumpectomy (Partial Mastectomy) | $1,456 | 6 |
| Pacemaker Insertion (Dual Chamber) | $1,246 | 6 |
| Laparoscopic Appendectomy | $800 | 6 |
| Laparoscopic Gallbladder Removal | $729 | 10 |
| Inguinal Hernia Repair (Open) | $692 | 7 |
| Prostate Biopsy | $672 | 7 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across each hospital's representative facility price, from its latest machine-readable file. See methodology for how prices are derived.
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