Scans and imaging CPT 78815 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PET/CT scan cost in Ann Arbor, MI — inpatient

In Ann Arbor, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh as an inpatient: from $3,345.60 to $3,345.60, with a median of $3,345.60. Across Michigan, the median is $4,286.70 at 50 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78815, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$3,345.60University of Michigan Health
Median$3,345.60half pay less
Highest$3,345.60in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor, MI · (734) 764-1505 HC-Pet Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh $3,345.60 $8,364.00 $3,596.52–$8,889.96 60% —
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Inpatient: lowest $3,345.60, median $3,345.60, highest $3,345.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,345.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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

A PET/CT scan combines a PET scan, which shows how active cells are after a tracer is injected, with a CT scan that shows anatomy. This code covers the usual area from the base of the skull to mid-thigh. It is mostly used to find, stage and follow cancer.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the combined scan. The radioactive tracer is often billed separately, as is the radiologist's or nuclear medicine doctor's reading.

3 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 78815 ($4,099.76). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor, MIPc-Osf Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid Thigh Non-Covered G0235 $194.40 file
University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor, MIPc-Pet Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh, Non-Covered, G0235 $194.40 file
University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor, MIPc-Pet Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh $194.40 file