PET/CT scan cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 10 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $1,347.00 to $7,232.13, with a median of $5,149.60. The lowest listed price is at Saint John Hospital and 1 other hospital — $3,802.60 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $4,270.46 at 33 hospitals.
- The median here, $5,149.60, is 16% above the US median of $4,426.00.
- That is 3.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,460.92).
- 3 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 cities for code 78815, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John Hospital lowest Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Pet Imaging Ct Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $1,347.00 | $9,372.93 | $654.86–$7,498.34 | 86% |
| Providence Medical Center lowest Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Pet Imaging Ct Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $1,347.00 | $9,372.93 | $750.00–$8,660.59 | 86% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Pet Imaging Ct Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $1,425.00 | $9,465.75 | $835.53–$9,465.75 | 85% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 PET/CT SKULL TO MIDTHIGH File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $3,382.85 | $4,832.64 | $1,432.26–$4,107.74 | 30% |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 Positron emission tomography (PET) with concurrently acquired computed tomography (CT) for attenuation correction and anatomical localization imaging; skull base to mid-thigh +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,769.59 | $4,769.59 | $620.05–$3,577.19 | — |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 PET W/CT SKULL TO THIGH FAC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,529.60 | $11,520.00 | $877.31–$10,368.00 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 PET W/CT SKULL TO THIGH FAC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,529.60 | $11,520.00 | $877.31–$10,368.00 | 52% |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 PET SKLBS TO MIDTHIG File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $6,238.40 | $8,912.00 | $1,158.56–$8,635.73 | 30% |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7,232.13 | $7,232.13 | — | — |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7,232.13 | $7,232.13 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $1,347.00, median $5,149.60, highest $7,232.13 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $5,884.00. 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 7 of 8 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 PET/CT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: PET/CT scan explained.