Hospice Benchmark

Puerto Rico hospices with 20,000-60,000 patient days: cost per day, margin and cost shares vs 10 peers

10 freestanding hospices in Puerto Rico with 20,000-60,000 patient days filed a usable FY2025 cost report. Their median total expenses are $115.44 per patient day (quartiles $107.40 to $118.40) against revenue of $122.01; median net margin 7.0% and 30.0% reported a loss. Salaries are 38.4% of total cost at the median, direct nursing 18.8%, administrative and general 25.9%.

Source: CMS HCRIS hospice cost report public use files (Form CMS-1984-14, public domain), FY2025 file, one latest usable report per CCN; universe = freestanding hospices with a usable Medicare cost report in the FY2025 file; fiscal years ending 2025-03-13 to 2026-06-30. Medians over hospices with plausible per-day figures (cost per day USD 40-1,000 and net margin within ±60%; the rest are counted but excluded from medians as likely reporting-unit errors). Per-day figures divide Worksheet F-2 totals by S-1 total patient days; cost shares come from Worksheet A column 7 over line 100. Data as of 2026-11-09.

Medians here (bar) vs 20,000-60,000 patient days hospices nationally (mark):

Total expenses / day
$115.44 vs $176.43
Total revenue / day
$122.01 vs $202.40
Net margin
7.0% vs 12.0%
Medicare share of days
99.2% vs 95.3%
Salaries % of cost
38.4% vs 49.5%
Nursing % of cost
18.8% vs 20.5%
Admin & general % of cost
25.9% vs 27.8%
MetricMedianNote
Hospices in the file10
With plausible per-day figures (medians below)10cost/day USD 40-1,000 and |margin| ≤ 60%
Nonprofit0
Median patient days26,108
Total revenue per patient day$122.01
Total expenses per patient day$115.44quartiles $107.40 – $118.40
Net margin7.0%quartiles -0.6% – 11.6%
Reporting a net loss30.0%
Medicare share of patient days99.2%
Routine home care share of days100.0%
Salaries % of total cost38.4%Worksheet A
RN + LPN + NP cost % of total18.8%
Hospice aide cost % of total4.8%
Administrative & general % of total cost25.9%line 4, before step-down
General service cost centres % of total53.4%lines 1-16
Pharmacy + drugs per patient day$5.12

Where your hospice sits

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The paid report

USD 99, one time: a Puerto Rico hospice with 20,000-60,000 patient days vs the 10 closest named freestanding hospices (same state and patient-day band, nearest by days; census region or national pool stated when the state has fewer than 10): revenue and cost per patient day, net margin, Medicare and Medicaid day share, level-of-care mix, salary / nursing / aide / administrative / general-service shares of cost, drugs and DME per day, advertising share, each with your percentile in the full pool, and a Care Compare link per peer. Emailed within 1 business day. One free re-run within 14 days if a peer does not fit.

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20,000-60,000 patient days in other states

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