PET/CT scan cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 19 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $1,561.32 to $14,691.00, with a median of $3,492.80. The lowest listed price is at Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx — $1,931.48 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $4,263.76 at 166 hospitals.
- The median here, $3,492.80, is 21% below the US median of $4,426.00.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,460.92).
- Austin, TX has the lowest median of 4 metro areas in Texas with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 5 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 11 cities for code 78815, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 30, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx lowest Austin, TX · (512) 324-7000 PET IMAGE W/CT, SKULL-THIGH+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,561.32 | $4,337.00 | $1,041.99–$3,392.67 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX · (512) 324-1000 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,525.76 | $7,016.00 | $1,041.99–$6,457.50 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Northwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-6000 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,525.76 | $7,016.00 | $1,041.99–$6,457.50 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Southwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-9000 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,525.76 | $7,016.00 | $1,041.99–$6,457.50 | 64% |
| Heart Hosp of Austin at St. David's Round Rock Round Rock, TX PET/CT TUMOR SK BS MIDTH File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,631.00 | $2,631.00 | $1,773.29 | — |
| St. David's Georgetown Hospital Georgetown, TX · (512) 476-7111 Positron emission tomography (PET) with concurrently acquired computed tomography (CT) for attenuation correction and anatomical localization imaging; skull base to mid-thigh +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,631.00 | $2,631.00 | $1,509.95–$1,773.29 | — |
| St. David's Medical Center Manor, TX · (512) 476-7111 PET/CT TUMOR SK BS MIDTH File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,631.00 | $2,631.00 | $131.55–$2,367.90 | — |
| Heart Hosp of Austin Austin, TX PET/CT TUMOR SK BS MIDTH File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,631.00 | $2,631.00 | $1,773.29 | — |
| Ascension Seton Hays Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,778.30 | $7,717.50 | $1,041.99–$6,457.50 | 64% |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 PET-IMG /CT SKL-THI+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $3,492.80 | $9,702.21 | $1,041.99–$6,457.50 | 64% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC PET TUMOR IMAGING/CTSKULL-THIG File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $5,602.44 | $9,337.40 | $1,364.64–$8,403.66 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC PET TUMOR IMAGING/CTSKULL-THIG File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $5,602.44 | $9,337.40 | $1,364.64–$8,403.66 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC PET TUMOR IMAGING/CTSKULL-THIG File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $5,602.44 | $9,337.40 | $1,364.64–$7,015.61 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC PET TUMOR IMAGING/CTSKULL-THIG File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $5,602.44 | $9,337.40 | $1,508.28–$6,069.31 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC PET TUMOR IMAGING/CTSKULL-THIG File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $5,602.44 | $9,337.40 | $1,364.64–$8,403.66 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC PET TUMOR IMAGING/CTSKULL-THIG File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $5,602.44 | $9,337.40 | $1,364.64–$7,015.61 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC PET TUMOR IMAGING/CTSKULL-THIG File of Oct 30, 2026 · source file | $5,826.54 | $9,710.90 | $1,845.07–$7,768.72 | 40% |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC PET IMAGE W/CT, SKULL-THIGH File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $6,850.75 | $10,225.00 | $1,489.35–$9,713.75 | 33% |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center Leander, TX · (512) 341-1000 Positron emission tomography (PET) with concurrently acquired computed tomography (CT) for attenuation correction and anatomical localization imaging; skull base to mid-thigh +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $14,691.00 | $14,691.00 | $1,509.95–$10,269.01 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $1,561.32, median $3,492.80, highest $14,691.00 — a 9.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $5,602.44. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 14 of 19 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 PET/CT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: PET/CT scan explained.