PET/CT scan cost in Cincinnati, OH — inpatient
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 11 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh as an inpatient: from $3,175.60 to $6,236.10, with a median of $4,060.20. The lowest listed price is at Fort Hamilton Hospital — $884.60 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $4,854.75 at 82 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 6 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 Jul 1, 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hamilton Hospital lowest Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Pet/Ct Imaging Skull Base To Thig | $3,175.60 | $7,939.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital lowest Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Pet/Ct Skull/Thigh Mc Treatmnt Stratgey | $3,175.60 | $7,939.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital lowest Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Pet/Ct Skull/Thigh Mc Initial | $3,175.60 | $7,939.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 HC Pet/CT Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $3,867.00 | $6,445.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC Pet/CT Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $4,060.20 | $6,767.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 HC Pet/CT Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $4,060.20 | $6,767.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC Pet/CT Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $4,060.20 | $6,767.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC Pet/CT Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $4,060.20 | $6,767.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Pet/Ct Tumor Image Skull To Mid-Thigh | $5,014.80 | $8,358.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Pet/Ct Tumor Image Skull To Mid-Thigh | $5,014.80 | $8,358.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb Pet-Ct Skull To Mid-Thigh | $5,233.11 | $10,261.00 | $4,925.28–$10,261.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Pet CT Skull to Mid-Thigh | $5,850.00 | $7,800.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Pet CT Skull to Mid-Thigh | $6,236.10 | $8,314.80 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $3,175.60, median $4,060.20, highest $6,236.10 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $4,440.90 — 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 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.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OHChg Pet Imaging Ct Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh|By Specialist | $293.25 | file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OHChg Pet Imaging Ct Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh|By Midlevel | $293.25 | file |