PET/CT scan cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 11 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $2,807.98 to $8,782.40, with a median of $5,895.00. The lowest listed price is at Major Hospital — $3,087.02 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $4,645.20 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 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 Mar 31, 2026 and May 5, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Hospital lowest Shelbyville, IN · (317) 392-3211 Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan | $2,807.98 | $9,058.00 | $777.75–$8,967.42 | 69% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan | $3,258.26 | $4,654.65 | $777.75–$11,636.63 | 30% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 NM PET IMAG W CT SKL BASE MID THG | $3,453.00 | $5,755.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Pet Image W/CT Skull-Thigh | $4,321.80 | $4,802.00 | $1,512.00–$4,802.00 | 10% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 PET/CT SKULL/THIGH INIT TX STR | $4,645.20 | $7,742.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 PET/CT SKULL/THIGH SUBSQNT TX | $4,645.20 | $7,742.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 PET/CT SKULL/THIGH SUBSQNT TX | $4,645.20 | $7,742.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 PET/CT SKULL/THIGH INIT TX STR | $4,645.20 | $7,742.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Pet Image W/CT Skull-Thigh | $5,559.73 | $6,177.48 | $1,512.00–$6,177.48 | 10% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN PET/CT SKULL/THIGH INIT TX STR | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN PET/CT SKULL/THIGH INIT TX STR | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN PET/CT SKULL/THIGH | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN PET/CT SKULL/THIGH | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN PET/CT SKULL/THIGH SUBSQNT TX | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN PET/CT SKULL/THIGH SUBSQNT TX | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN PET/CT SKULL/THIGH INIT TX STR | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN PET/CT SKULL/THIGH INIT TX STR | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN PET/CT SKULL/THIGH | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN PET/CT SKULL/THIGH | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 PET/CT SKULL/THIGH SUBSQNT TX | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 PET/CT SKULL/THIGH SUBSQNT TX | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 PET/CT SKULL/THIGH INIT TX STR | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 PET/CT SKULL/THIGH INIT TX STR | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN PET/CT SKULL/THIGH SUBSQNT TX | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN PET/CT SKULL/THIGH INIT TX STR | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN PET/CT SKULL/THIGH INIT TX STR | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN PET/CT SKULL/THIGH | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN PET/CT SKULL/THIGH | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN PET/CT SKULL/THIGH SUBSQNT TX | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN PET/CT SKULL/THIGH SUBSQNT TX | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN PET/CT SKULL/THIGH SUBSQNT TX | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 PET/CT SKULL/THIGH SUBSQNT TX | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 PET/CT SKULL/THIGH SUBSQNT TX | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 PET/CT SKULL/THIGH INIT TX STR | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 PET/CT SKULL/THIGH INIT TX STR | $5,895.00 | $9,825.00 | $86.66–$3,033.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan | $8,782.40 | $10,978.00 | $777.75–$10,648.66 | 20% | May 5, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,807.98, median $5,895.00, highest $8,782.40 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $5,895.00. 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 4 of 10 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.