PET/CT scan cost in Miami, FL
In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, 25 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $1,469.37 to $18,789.00, with a median of $6,454.00. The lowest listed price is at Palmetto General Hospital — $4,984.63 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $5,759.00 at 97 hospitals.
- The median here, $6,454.00, is 46% above the US median of $4,426.00.
- That is 4.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,460.92).
- Miami, FL ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 12 of 25 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 19 cities for code 78815, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 23, 2026.
Lowest$1,469.37Palmetto General Hospital
Median$6,454.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$18,789.00in this market
Difference12.8×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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL.
median
Lowest $1,469.37Highest $18,789.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmetto General Hospital lowest Hialeah, FL · (305) 823-5000 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,469.37 | $4,740.54 | $1,028.56–$5,817.16 | 69% |
| Jackson Health System Miami, FL · (305) 585-1111 Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan+3 more lines at this price File of Oct 13, 2026 · source file | $1,574.00 | $3,436.00 | $925.13–$6,700.20 | 54% |
| Jupiter Medical Center Jupiter, FL · (561) 747-2234 HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $4,644.00 | $4,644.00 | — | — |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $4,991.35 | $7,679.00 | $1,466.44–$5,590.00 | 35% |
| Bethesda Hospital Boynton Beach, FL · (561) 737-7733 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $5,567.25 | $8,565.00 | $884.66–$8,565.00 | 35% |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital Miami, FL · (786) 467-2000 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $5,567.25 | $8,565.00 | $857.58–$8,565.00 | 35% |
| Homestead Hospital Homestead, FL · (786) 243-8000 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $5,567.25 | $8,565.00 | $167.89–$8,565.00 | 35% |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL · (786) 596-1960 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $5,567.25 | $8,565.00 | $173.17–$8,565.00 | 35% |
| South Miami Hospital South Miami, FL · (786) 662-4000 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $5,567.25 | $8,565.00 | $857.58–$8,565.00 | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Coral Gables, FL · (786) 308-3000 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $5,567.25 | $8,565.00 | $857.58–$8,565.00 | 35% |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh Subsequent+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $5,759.00 | $8,860.00 | $1,379.40–$8,860.00 | 35% |
| Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus Hialeah, FL · (305) 558-2500 Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan File of Jan 30, 2026 · source file | $6,296.50 | $8,995.00 | $400.00–$17,990.00 | 30% |
| Larkin Community Hospital South Miami, FL · (305) 284-7500 Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan File of Jul 7, 2026 · source file | $6,454.00 | $9,220.00 | $400.00–$18,440.00 | 30% |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida Miami Beach, FL · (305) 674-2121 HC PET CT SKULL BASE MID THIGH File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $6,568.00 | $6,568.00 | $129.72–$6,568.00 | — |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh Initial File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $7,597.95 | — | $1,379.40–$5,712.00 | — |
| Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL · (954) 786-6400 HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $7,658.85 | $7,658.85 | $520.80–$6,127.08 | — |
| Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 776-8500 HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $7,957.51 | $7,957.51 | $541.11–$6,366.01 | — |
| Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 355-4400 HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $7,957.51 | $7,957.51 | $541.11–$6,366.01 | — |
| Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL · (954) 344-3121 HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $7,957.51 | $7,957.51 | $541.11–$6,366.01 | — |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital Weston, FL · (954) 689-5000 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $8,177.00 | $12,580.00 | $3,246.95–$6,406.00 | 35% |
| HCA Florida Mercy Hospital Miami, FL · (954) 587-5010 PET/CT TUMOR SK BS MIDTH File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $9,464.00 | $9,464.00 | $813.90–$11,356.80 | — |
| HCA Florida University Hospital Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 475-4400 Positron emission tomography (PET) with concurrently acquired computed tomography (CT) for attenuation correction and anatomical localization imaging; skull base to mid-thigh +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $9,900.00 | $9,900.00 | $851.40–$4,950.00 | — |
| HCA Florida Westside Hospital Plantation, FL · (954) 587-5010 PET/CT TUMOR SK BS MIDTH+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16,426.00 | $16,426.00 | $1,412.64–$19,711.20 | — |
| HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital Tamarac, FL · (954) 721-2200 Positron emission tomography (PET) with concurrently acquired computed tomography (CT) for attenuation correction and anatomical localization imaging; skull base to mid-thigh UNSCHEDULED+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16,932.75 | $16,932.75 | $1,542.00–$9,821.00 | — |
| HCA Florida Aventura Hospital Aventura, FL · (305) 682-7000 PET/CT TUMOR SK BS MIDTH+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $17,173.00 | $17,173.00 | $1,476.88–$20,607.60 | — |
| HCA Florida Northwest Hospital Margate, FL · (954) 974-0400 PET/CT TUMOR SK BS MIDTH+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $18,789.00 | $18,789.00 | $1,542.00–$15,970.65 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $1,469.37, median $6,454.00, highest $18,789.00 — a 12.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $5,567.25. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 15 of 24 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 PET/CT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: PET/CT scan explained.