PET/CT scan cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $1,642.20 to $2,340.22, with a median of $1,991.21. The lowest listed price is at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — $349.01 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $3,167.04 at 10 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 78815, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences lowest Little Rock, AR NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY FROM SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH WITH CT SCAN | $1,642.20 | $2,737.00 | $887.00–$2,737.00 | 40% | — source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $1,789.80 | $2,983.00 | $887.00–$2,769.22 | 40% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $2,340.22 | $2,600.24 | $1,336.97–$2,600.24 | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,642.20, median $1,991.21, highest $2,340.22 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
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 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.