Scans and imaging CPT 78815 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PET/CT scan cost in Ardmore, OK — inpatient

In Ardmore, OK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh as an inpatient: from $3,281.25 to $3,281.25, with a median of $3,281.25. Across Oklahoma, the median is $3,981.64 at 17 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78815, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 12, 2026 and Jun 12, 2026.

Lowest$3,281.25Mercy Hospital Headlton
Median$3,281.25half pay less
Highest$3,281.25in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital Headlton Healdton, OK Pet Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh $3,281.25 $4,375.00 $2,406.25 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $3,281.25, median $3,281.25, highest $3,281.25.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $5,523.05 — 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 not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.