PET/CT scan cost in Memphis, TN — inpatient
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 11 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh as an inpatient: from $1,150.82 to $3,114.48, with a median of $2,025.00. The lowest listed price is at Methodist South Hospital and 4 other hospitals — $874.18 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $1,537.20 at 24 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 cities for code 78815, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist South Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Pet Image W/CT Skull-Thigh - Pt/CT Bone Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $1,150.82 | $5,231.00 | $50.00–$9,096.71 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Pet Image W/CT Skull-Thigh - Pt/CT Bone Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $1,150.82 | $5,231.00 | $50.00–$9,096.71 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital lowest Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Pet Image W/CT Skull-Thigh - Pt/CT Bone Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $1,150.82 | $5,231.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Pet Image W/CT Skull-Thigh - Pt/CT Bone Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $1,150.82 | $5,231.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp lowest Germantown, TN HC Pet Image W/CT Skull-Thigh - Pt/CT Bone Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $1,150.82 | $5,231.00 | $50.00–$9,096.71 | 78% | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC PET PET/CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $2,025.00 | $13,500.00 | $5,130.00–$10,800.00 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC PET PET/CT SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH Q0 | $2,025.00 | $13,500.00 | $5,130.00–$10,800.00 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC PET PET/CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $2,472.20 | $12,361.00 | $4,697.18–$11,124.90 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC PET PET/CT SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH Q0 | $2,835.00 | $13,500.00 | $5,130.00–$12,150.00 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC PET PET/CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $2,835.00 | $13,500.00 | $5,130.00–$12,150.00 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC PET PET/CT SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH Q0 | $2,835.00 | $13,500.00 | $5,130.00–$12,150.00 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN HC PET PET/CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $2,835.00 | $13,500.00 | $5,130.00–$12,150.00 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN HC PET PET/CT SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH Q0 | $2,835.00 | $13,500.00 | $5,130.00–$12,150.00 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC PET PET/CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $2,835.00 | $13,500.00 | $5,130.00–$12,150.00 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 HC PET PET/CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $3,114.48 | $12,977.00 | $4,931.26–$11,679.30 | 76% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 HC PET PET/CT SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH Q0 | $3,114.48 | $12,977.00 | $4,931.26–$11,679.30 | 76% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,150.82, median $2,025.00, highest $3,114.48 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $2,025.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 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.