Scans and imaging CPT 78815 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PET/CT scan cost in Las Vegas, NV — inpatient

In Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV, 2 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh as an inpatient: from $805.63 to $1,404.25, with a median of $1,104.94. The lowest listed price is at Dignity Health — $299.31 less than the median here. Across Nevada, the median is $1,555.00 at 5 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 78815, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$805.63Dignity Health
Median$1,104.94half pay less
Highest$1,404.25in this market
Difference1.7×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV.

median
Lowest $805.63Highest $1,554.95

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Dignity Health lowest Henderson, NV · (702) 616-5000 PET CT SKULL THIGH INITAL $805.63 $3,549.00 $1,064.70–$2,555.28 77% Feb 28, 2026
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Dignity Health Las Vegas, NV · (702) 492-8509 PET W CT SKULL MID THIGH $1,404.25 $6,850.00 $2,055.00–$4,932.00 80% Feb 28, 2026
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Dignity Health Henderson, NV · (702) 616-5000 PET W CT SKULL MID THIGH $1,554.95 $6,850.00 $2,055.00–$4,932.00 77% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $805.63, median $1,104.94, highest $1,404.25 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,404.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.