PET/CT scan cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 23 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $1,814.98 to $7,656.00, with a median of $2,546.32. The lowest listed price is at McLaren Port Huron — $731.34 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $4,286.70 at 50 hospitals.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 19 cities 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 Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Port Huron lowest Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $1,814.98 | $3,629.95 | $797.85–$3,366.43 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $1,912.96 | $3,416.00 | $676.00–$3,049.60 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 PET SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $1,912.96 | $3,416.00 | $676.00–$3,049.60 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 PET SKULL TO THIGH INIT TX | $1,912.96 | $3,416.00 | $676.00–$3,049.60 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 PET SKULL TO THIGH SUBS TX | $1,912.96 | $3,416.00 | $676.00–$3,049.60 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $1,912.96 | $3,416.00 | $676.00–$3,049.60 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 PET SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $1,912.96 | $3,416.00 | $676.00–$3,049.60 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 PET SKULL TO THIGH INIT TX | $1,912.96 | $3,416.00 | $676.00–$3,049.60 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 PET SKULL TO THIGH SUBS TX | $1,912.96 | $3,416.00 | $676.00–$3,049.60 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB PET WITH CT IMAG;SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH | $1,966.24 | $6,790.00 | $764.06–$4,359.54 | 71% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB PET WITH CT IMAG;SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH | $1,966.24 | $6,790.00 | $745.18–$3,277.06 | 71% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB PET WITH CT IMAG;SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH | $1,966.24 | $6,790.00 | $745.18–$3,277.06 | 71% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB PET WITH CT IMAG;SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH | $1,966.24 | $6,790.00 | $764.06–$4,820.90 | 71% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 PET SKULL TO MID THIGH SUBS | $2,013.20 | $3,595.00 | $676.00–$3,049.60 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 PET SKULL TO MID THIGH INIT | $2,013.20 | $3,595.00 | $676.00–$3,049.60 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 PET SKULL TO MID THIGH INIT | $2,013.20 | $3,595.00 | $676.00–$3,049.60 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 PET SKULL TO MID THIGH SUBS | $2,013.20 | $3,595.00 | $676.00–$3,049.60 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH INIT TX | $2,176.72 | $3,887.00 | $676.00–$3,049.60 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH SUBS TX | $2,176.72 | $3,887.00 | $676.00–$3,049.60 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH INIT TX | $2,176.72 | $3,887.00 | $676.00–$3,049.60 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH SUBS TX | $2,176.72 | $3,887.00 | $676.00–$3,049.60 | 44% | — source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 78815-PET/CT SKULL-THIGH | $2,462.15 | $4,924.30 | $797.85–$3,693.23 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 NM PET/CT SKULL BASE TO MID 28815 | $2,466.09 | $5,247.00 | $747.11–$2,567.11 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 NM PET/CT SKULL BASE TO MID 18815 | $2,466.09 | $5,247.00 | $747.11–$2,567.11 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 NM PET W/ CT SKULL BASE TO MID-T | $2,466.09 | $5,247.00 | $747.11–$2,043.39 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH INIT TX | $2,546.32 | $4,547.00 | $676.00–$3,405.65 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH INIT TX | $2,546.32 | $4,547.00 | $676.00–$3,405.65 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH SUBS TX | $2,546.32 | $4,547.00 | $676.00–$3,405.65 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH INIT TX | $2,546.32 | $4,547.00 | $676.00–$3,405.65 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH SUBS TX | $2,546.32 | $4,547.00 | $676.00–$3,405.65 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH INIT TX | $2,546.32 | $4,547.00 | $676.00–$3,405.65 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH SUBS TX | $2,546.32 | $4,547.00 | $676.00–$3,405.65 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH SUBS TX | $2,546.32 | $4,547.00 | $676.00–$3,405.65 | 44% | — source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 78815 PET/CT IMAGING-SKUL | $2,633.60 | $5,267.20 | $797.85–$3,950.40 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 PET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Subsequent | $3,504.80 | $7,009.60 | $797.85–$5,281.99 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 PET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Initial | $3,504.80 | $7,009.60 | $797.85–$5,281.99 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 PET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Subsequent | $3,757.00 | $7,514.00 | $797.85–$5,410.08 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 PET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Initial | $3,757.00 | $7,514.00 | $797.85–$5,635.50 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 PET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Subsequent | $4,069.20 | $8,138.40 | $797.85–$5,999.91 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 PET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Initial | $4,069.20 | $8,138.40 | $797.85–$5,999.91 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 PET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Subsequent | $6,329.95 | $12,659.90 | $797.85–$6,633.79 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 PET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Initial | $6,329.95 | $12,659.90 | $797.85–$8,861.93 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH | $6,385.50 | $8,514.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH | $6,416.25 | $8,555.00 | $1.00–$2,096.96 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH | $6,416.25 | $8,555.00 | $1.00–$2,096.96 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH | $6,981.00 | $9,308.00 | $1.00–$2,096.96 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Pet/Ct Tumor Image Skull To Mid Thigh | $7,656.00 | $7,656.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Pet/Ct Tumor Image Skull To Mid Thigh | $7,656.00 | $7,656.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Pet/Ct Tumor Image Skull To Mid Thigh | $7,656.00 | $7,656.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Pet/Ct Tumor Image Skull To Mid Thigh | $7,656.00 | $7,656.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Pet/Ct Tumor Image Skull To Mid Thigh | $7,656.00 | $7,656.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,814.98, median $2,546.32, highest $7,656.00 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $6,400.88. 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 15 of 17 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.
9 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 Lapeer Region Lapeer, MIPET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Initial - Report | $136.10 | file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIPET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Subsequent - Report | $136.10 | file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MIPET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Initial - Report | $136.10 | file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MIPET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Initial - Report | $136.10 | file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MIPET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Subsequent - Report | $136.10 | file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MIPET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Subsequent - Report | $136.10 | file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MIPET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Initial - Report | $136.10 | file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MIPET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Subsequent - Report | $136.10 | file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MIPET SCAN IMAG SKULL BASE- | $176.95 | file |