Prolactin test cost in San Juan, PR
In San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for prolactin blood test: from $60.00 to $90.00, with a median of $75.00. The lowest listed price is at Doctors' Center Hospital - San Juan — $15.00 less than the median here. Across Puerto Rico, the median is $79.74 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 84146, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors' Center Hospital - San Juan lowest Santurce, PR · (787) 723-2950 Prolactin | $60.00 | $60.00 | $19.00–$40.00 | — | — source file |
| Doctors' Center Hospital - Bayamon Bayamon, PR · (787) 622-5420 Assay Of Prolactin | $90.00 | $90.00 | $19.00–$40.00 | — | — source file |
| Doctors' Center Hospital - San Juan Santurce, PR · (787) 723-2950 Thyrotropin Rele Hyperprolact | $94.00 | $94.00 | $19.00–$40.00 | — | — source file |
| Doctors' Center Hospital - San Juan Santurce, PR · (787) 723-2950 Macroprolactin | $150.00 | $150.00 | $19.00–$40.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $60.00, median $75.00, highest $90.00 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
Prolactin is a pituitary hormone that drives milk production. The test is ordered for irregular or absent periods, nipple discharge, infertility, low sex drive and suspected pituitary tumors.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.