Scans and imaging CPT 78815 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PET/CT scan cost in Miami, FL — inpatient

In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, 12 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh as an inpatient: from $4,991.35 to $7,957.51, with a median of $5,567.25. The lowest listed price is at Boca Raton Regional Hospital — $575.90 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $5,663.13 at 60 hospitals.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 cities for code 78815, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and Sep 15, 2026.

Lowest$4,991.35Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Median$5,567.25half pay less
Highest$7,957.51in this market
Difference1.6×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.

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Lowest $4,991.35Highest $7,957.51

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Boca Raton Regional Hospital lowest Boca Raton, FL PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH $4,991.35 $7,679.00 $1,466.44–$5,590.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Doctors Hospital Coral Gables, FL PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH $5,567.25 $8,565.00 $857.58–$8,565.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH $5,567.25 $8,565.00 $173.17–$8,565.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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West Kendall Baptist Hospital Miami, FL PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH $5,567.25 $8,565.00 $857.58–$8,565.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Homestead Hospital Homestead, FL PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH $5,567.25 $8,565.00 $167.89–$8,565.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Bethesda Hospital Boynton Beach, FL PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH $5,567.25 $8,565.00 $884.66–$8,565.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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South Miami Hospital South Miami, FL PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH $5,567.25 $8,565.00 $857.58–$8,565.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh Initial $5,759.00 $8,860.00 $1,379.40–$8,860.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh Subsequent $5,759.00 $8,860.00 $1,379.40–$8,860.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh $5,759.00 $8,860.00 $1,379.40–$8,860.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH $7,658.85 $7,658.85 $796.52–$6,127.08 — Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH $7,957.51 $7,957.51 $827.58–$6,366.01 — Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH $7,957.51 $7,957.51 $827.58–$6,366.01 — Sep 15, 2026
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Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH $7,957.51 $7,957.51 $827.58–$6,366.01 — Sep 15, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $4,991.35, median $5,567.25, highest $7,957.51 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $5,567.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 8 of 12 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.