PET/CT scan cost in Appleton, WI
In Appleton, WI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $1,898.67 to $3,672.70, with a median of $3,368.51. The lowest listed price is at Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus — $1,469.84 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $3,672.70 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 78815, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 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 Appleton, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus lowest Appleton, WI · (920) 738-2000 HC PET/CT IMAGE SKULL BASE-THIGH | $1,898.67 | $3,331.00 | $120.16–$3,330.77 | 43% | — source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC PET/CT IMAGE SKULL BASE-THIGH | $3,064.32 | $5,376.00 | $120.16–$3,687.56 | 43% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC Tumor Imag Pet W/CT; Skull Mid Thi | $3,672.70 | $6,558.40 | $852.59–$6,880.23 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC Tumor Imag Pet W/CT; Skull Mid Thi | $3,672.70 | $6,558.40 | $852.59–$6,880.23 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC TUMOR IMAG PET W/CT; SKULL MID THI | $3,893.06 | $6,951.90 | $852.59–$6,880.23 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC TUMOR IMAG PET W/CT; SKULL MID THI | $3,893.06 | $6,951.90 | $852.59–$6,880.23 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,898.67, median $3,368.51, highest $3,672.70 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 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
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.