PET/CT scan cost in Lafayette, LA — inpatient
In Lafayette, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh as an inpatient: from $1,889.79 to $2,339.74, with a median of $2,114.77. The lowest listed price is at Lafayette General Medical Center — $224.98 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $1,947.68 at 24 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Lafayette, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette General Medical Center lowest Lafayette, LA · (337) 289-7991 HC PET + CT SCAN, SKULL TO MID THIGH | $1,889.79 | $8,999.00 | — | 79% | — source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette, LA · (337) 261-6000 HC PET + CT SCAN, SKULL TO MID THIGH | $2,339.74 | $8,999.00 | — | 74% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,889.79, median $2,114.77, highest $2,339.74 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,114.77 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.