PET/CT scan cost in Cleveland, OH — inpatient
In Cleveland, OH, 21 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh as an inpatient: from $3,237.00 to $12,201.25, with a median of $6,541.60. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Health Regional Medical Center — $3,304.60 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $4,854.75 at 82 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 cities for code 78815, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 14, 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 Cleveland, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center lowest Lorain, OH · (440) 960-4000 HC Pet/CT Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $3,237.00 | $5,395.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Conneaut, OH · (440) 593-1131 HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $4,365.75 | $5,821.00 | $900.00–$5,756.97 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva Geneva, OH · (440) 415-0151 HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $4,365.75 | $5,821.00 | $900.00–$5,396.07 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Parma Community General Hospital Parma, OH · (440) 743-3000 HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $4,854.75 | $6,473.00 | $900.00–$5,825.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $4,854.75 | $6,473.00 | $3,236.50–$5,825.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $4,854.75 | $6,473.00 | $2,505.05–$5,825.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Willoughby, OH HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $4,854.75 | $6,473.00 | $900.00–$5,825.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Regional Hospitals Chardon, OH · (440) 285-6246 HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $4,854.75 | $6,473.00 | $900.00–$5,825.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Elyria, OH · (440) 329-7500 HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $4,854.75 | $6,473.00 | $900.00–$5,825.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $4,854.75 | $6,473.00 | $900.00–$5,825.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $4,854.75 | $6,473.00 | $900.00–$5,825.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH St John Medical Center Westlake, OH · (440) 835-8000 HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $4,854.75 | $6,473.00 | $2,700.00–$5,825.70 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH · (440) 695-5000 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $6,541.60 | $10,064.00 | $2,846.10–$10,064.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $6,541.60 | $10,064.00 | $2,797.79–$10,064.00 | 35% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 476-7000 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $6,541.60 | $10,064.00 | $2,846.10–$10,064.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital Mayfield Heights, OH · (440) 312-4500 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $6,541.60 | $10,064.00 | $2,846.10–$10,064.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Medina Hospital Medina, OH · (330) 725-1000 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $6,541.60 | $10,064.00 | $2,846.10–$10,064.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 696-4300 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $6,541.60 | $10,064.00 | $2,846.10–$10,064.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Marymount Hospital Garfield Heights, OH · (216) 587-8210 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $6,541.60 | $10,064.00 | $2,846.10–$10,064.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| South Pointe Hospital Warrensville Heights, OH · (216) 491-6523 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $6,541.60 | $10,064.00 | $2,846.10–$10,064.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lodi Community Hospital Lodi, OH · (330) 948-1222 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $6,541.60 | $10,064.00 | $2,846.10–$10,064.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Euclid, OH PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $6,541.60 | $10,064.00 | $2,846.10–$10,064.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc Pet Ct Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh | $12,201.25 | $12,201.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $3,237.00, median $6,541.60, highest $12,201.25 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $6,541.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 19 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 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Metrohealth System Cleveland, OHTumor Imaging, (Pet) W/Attenuation Correxn/Anatomic Loc Ct; Skull Base To Mid-Thigh | $105.70 | file |