PET/CT scan cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 19 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh as an inpatient: from $1,713.60 to $16,518.00, with a median of $4,711.20. The lowest listed price is at Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center — $2,997.60 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $6,342.00 at 69 hospitals.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 14 cities for code 78815, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Apr 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center lowest Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $1,713.60 | $4,896.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $1,801.80 | $5,148.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $2,790.90 | $7,974.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $3,172.40 | $7,931.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH | $3,172.40 | $7,931.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $4,570.08 | $9,521.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $4,711.20 | $9,060.00 | $1,325.00–$3,940.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $4,711.20 | $9,060.00 | $1,325.00–$3,940.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $4,711.20 | $9,060.00 | $1,325.00–$3,940.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $4,711.20 | $9,060.00 | $1,325.00–$3,940.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $4,711.20 | $9,060.00 | $1,325.00–$3,940.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $4,711.20 | $9,060.00 | $1,325.00–$3,940.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $4,711.20 | $9,060.00 | $1,325.00–$3,940.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $4,711.20 | $9,060.00 | $1,325.00–$3,940.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $4,711.20 | $9,060.00 | $1,325.00–$3,940.00 | 48% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $5,102.40 | $10,630.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $5,154.72 | $10,739.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB NM PET/CT SKULL-THIGH | $16,456.36 | $25,317.48 | $1,816.22–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh | $16,518.00 | $16,518.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,713.60, median $4,711.20, highest $16,518.00 — a 9.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $4,711.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 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.