PET/CT scan cost in Bay City, MI
In Bay City, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $1,991.55 to $1,991.55, with a median of $1,991.55. Across Michigan, the median is $4,286.70 at 50 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bay City, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Bay Region lowest Bay City, MI PET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Subsequent | $1,991.55 | $3,983.10 | $797.85–$3,863.66 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region lowest Bay City, MI PET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Initial | $1,991.55 | $3,983.10 | $797.85–$3,863.66 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,991.55, median $1,991.55, highest $1,991.55.
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. 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.
2 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.
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MIPET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Initial - Report | $136.10 | file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City, MIPET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Subsequent - Report | $136.10 | file |