PET/CT scan cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 24 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 $3,662.10. The lowest listed price is at McLaren Port Huron — $1,847.12 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $5,519.90 at 61 hospitals.
- The median here, $3,662.10, is 17% below the US median of $4,426.00.
- That is 2.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,460.92).
- 8 of 24 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 20 cities for code 78815, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Port Huron lowest Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $1,814.98 | $3,629.95 | $797.85–$3,366.43 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 PET SKULL TO THIGH INIT TX+7 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,912.96 | $3,416.00 | $676.00–$3,049.60 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB PET WITH CT IMAG;SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $1,966.24 | $6,790.00 | $745.18–$3,277.06 | 71% |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB PET WITH CT IMAG;SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $1,966.24 | $6,790.00 | $745.18–$3,277.06 | 71% |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 PET SKULL TO MID THIGH SUBS+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,013.20 | $3,595.00 | $676.00–$3,049.60 | 44% |
| Ascension River District Hospital East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH SUBS TX+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,176.72 | $3,887.00 | $676.00–$3,049.60 | 44% |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 78815-PET/CT SKULL-THIGH File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $2,462.15 | $4,924.30 | $797.85–$3,693.23 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 NM PET W/ CT SKULL BASE TO MID-T+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,466.09 | $5,247.00 | $747.11–$2,567.11 | 53% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi, MI · (248) 849-3000 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH INIT TX+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,546.32 | $4,547.00 | $676.00–$3,405.65 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH INIT TX+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,546.32 | $4,547.00 | $676.00–$3,405.65 | 44% |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 78815 PET/CT IMAGING-SKUL File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $2,633.60 | $5,267.20 | $797.85–$3,950.40 | 50% |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia, MI · (734) 655-4800 HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh Subsequent+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $3,662.10 | $5,634.00 | $783.05–$5,634.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 858-3000 HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh Subsequent+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $3,662.10 | $5,634.00 | $783.05–$5,634.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton, MI · (517) 545-6000 HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $3,662.10 | $5,634.00 | $798.71–$5,634.00 | 35% |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH File of Apr 6, 2026 · source file | $6,385.50 | $8,514.00 | — | 25% |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH+1 more line at this price File of Aug 20, 2026 · source file | $6,416.25 | $8,555.00 | $1.00–$2,096.96 | 25% |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $6,981.00 | $9,308.00 | $1.00–$2,096.96 | 25% |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 HC PET/CT TUMOR IMAGE SKULL TO MID THIGH+1 more line at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $7,656.00 | $7,656.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 HC PET/CT TUMOR IMAGE SKULL TO MID THIGH+1 more line at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $7,656.00 | $7,656.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak, MI · (248) 898-5400 HC PET/CT TUMOR IMAGE SKULL TO MID THIGH File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $7,656.00 | $7,656.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Pet/Ct Tumor Image Skull To Mid Thigh+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7,656.00 | $7,656.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn Dearborn, MI · (313) 593-7125 HC PET/CT TUMOR IMAGE SKULL TO MID THIGH File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $7,656.00 | $7,656.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Farmington Hills, MI · (248) 471-8000 HC PET/CT TUMOR IMAGE SKULL TO MID THIGH File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $7,656.00 | $7,656.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 HC PET/CT TUMOR IMAGE SKULL TO MID THIGH+1 more line at this price File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $7,656.00 | $7,656.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Pet/Ct Tumor Image Skull To Mid Thigh+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7,656.00 | $7,656.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $1,814.98, median $3,662.10, highest $7,656.00 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $5,023.80. 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 12 of 15 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.
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