Scans and imaging CPT 78815 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PET/CT scan cost in Davenport, IA — inpatient

In Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh as an inpatient: from $2,740.80 to $3,760.20, with a median of $3,250.50. The lowest listed price is at Trinity Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $509.70 less than the median here. Across Iowa, the median is $2,807.59 at 26 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 78815, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$2,740.80Trinity Medical Center + 1 more
Median$3,250.50half pay less
Highest$3,760.20in this market
Difference1.4×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 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL.

median
Lowest $2,740.80Highest $3,760.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Trinity Medical Center lowest Bettendorf, IA PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH $2,740.80 $3,426.00 $220.21–$3,734.02 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Trinity Medical Center lowest Rock Island, IL PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH $2,740.80 $3,426.00 $220.21–$3,734.02 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Trinity Medical Center Bettendorf, IA HC NM PET IMAGE W CT SKULL THIGH $2,809.41 $3,511.76 $1,850.70 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Trinity Medical Center Rock Island, IL HC NM PET IMAGE W CT SKULL THIGH $2,809.41 $3,511.76 $1,850.70 20% Jan 28, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL PET Esophageal Study $3,760.20 $6,267.00 $2,882.82–$4,574.91 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL PET Head and Neck Study $3,760.20 $6,267.00 $2,882.82–$4,574.91 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL PET Lung Cancer $3,760.20 $6,267.00 $2,882.82–$4,574.91 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL PET/CT Skull Base/Mid Thigh Initial TX Plan $3,760.20 $6,267.00 $2,005.44–$5,765.64 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL PET/CT Skull Base/Mid Thigh Initial TX Plan $3,760.20 $6,267.00 $2,882.82–$4,574.91 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL PET/CT Skull Base/Mid Thigh Subsequent TX Plan $3,760.20 $6,267.00 $2,882.82–$4,574.91 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL PET Pulmonary Nodule $3,760.20 $6,267.00 $2,882.82–$4,574.91 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL PET/CT Skull Base/Mid Thigh Subsequent TX Plan $3,760.20 $6,267.00 $2,005.44–$5,765.64 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL PET Breast Cancer $3,760.20 $6,267.00 $2,882.82–$4,574.91 40% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL PET Colon Cancer $3,760.20 $6,267.00 $2,882.82–$4,574.91 40% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2,740.80, median $3,250.50, highest $3,760.20 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $3,601.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 4 of 4 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.