Scans and imaging CPT 78815 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PET/CT scan cost in Atlanta, GA — inpatient

In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh as an inpatient: from $3,529.11 to $9,918.00, with a median of $3,529.11. The lowest listed price is at Wellstar Cobb Hospital and 8 other hospitals. Across Georgia, the median is $3,846.00 at 31 hospitals.

Cash prices at 17 facilities across 12 cities for code 78815, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$3,529.11Wellstar Cobb Hospital + 8 more
Median$3,529.11half pay less
Highest$9,918.00in this market
Difference2.8×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.

median
Lowest $3,529.11Highest $9,918.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Wellstar Cobb Hospital lowest Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Pet Ct Skull Base To Midthigh $3,529.11 $9,049.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Douglas Hospital lowest Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Pet Ct Skull Base To Midthigh $3,529.11 $9,049.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Kennestone Hospital lowest Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Pet Ct Skull Base To Midthigh $3,529.11 $9,049.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Paulding Hospital lowest Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Pet Ct Skull Base To Midthigh $3,529.11 $9,049.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar North Fulton Hospital lowest Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Pet Ct Skull Base To Midthigh $3,529.11 $9,049.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp lowest Warm Springs, GA Hc Pet Ct Skull Base To Midthigh $3,529.11 $9,049.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital lowest Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Pet Ct Skull Base To Midthigh $3,529.11 $9,049.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital lowest Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Pet Ct Skull Base To Midthigh $3,529.11 $9,049.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital lowest Marietta, GA Hc Pet Ct Skull Base To Midthigh $3,529.11 $9,049.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — —
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Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh Initial $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — —
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Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh Subsq $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — —
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Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Es Rehabilitation Atlanta, GA Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh Subsq $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh Initial $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh Subsq $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh Initial $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh Subsq $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Decatur Health Resource Decatur, GA Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Decatur Health Resource Decatur, GA Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh Initial $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Decatur Health Resource Decatur, GA Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh Subsq $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh Initial $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Es Rehabilitation Atlanta, GA Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh Initial $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Es Rehabilitation Atlanta, GA Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh Subsq $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh Initial $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh Subsq $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh Initial $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh Subsq $9,918.00 $9,918.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $3,529.11, median $3,529.11, highest $9,918.00 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $6,723.56 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.