PET/CT scan cost in Harrisburg, PA — inpatient
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh as an inpatient: from $1,742.30 to $2,416.17, with a median of $2,295.11. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center — $552.81 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $6,880.00 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 78815, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 78815 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH Tech | $1,742.30 | $7,293.00 | $1,187.92–$6,038.81 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 78815 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH Tech | $2,295.11 | $7,293.00 | $1,187.92–$5,973.13 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 PET CT Skull Base to Midthigh (NET) - Report | $2,416.17 | $7,293.00 | $1,289.09–$8,155.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 PET CT Skull Base to Midthigh - Report | $2,416.17 | $7,293.00 | $1,289.09–$8,155.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 PET CT Skull Base to Midthigh (PSMA) - Report | $2,416.17 | $7,293.00 | $1,289.09–$8,155.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 PET CT Skull Base to Midthigh (Cerianna) - Report | $2,416.17 | $7,293.00 | $1,289.09–$8,155.71 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 PET CT Skull Base to Midthigh (Axumin) - Report | $2,416.17 | $7,293.00 | $1,289.09–$8,155.71 | 67% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,742.30, median $2,295.11, highest $2,416.17 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2,295.11 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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.
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PAHC PET TUMOR IMG SKL BS-MID TH-PS MD | $282.60 | file |