PET/CT scan cost in Milwaukee, WI — inpatient
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 8 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh as an inpatient: from $2,729.50 to $4,060.00, with a median of $4,060.00. The lowest listed price is at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin and 2 other hospitals — $1,330.50 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $3,672.70 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 6 cities for code 78815, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin lowest Franklin, WI HC PET/CT IMAGE SKULL BASE-THIGH | $2,729.50 | $5,150.00 | $407.96–$3,756.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital lowest Franklin, WI HC PET/CT IMAGE SKULL BASE-THIGH | $2,729.50 | $5,150.00 | $407.96–$3,756.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 447-2130 HC PET/CT IMAGE SKULL BASE-THIGH | $2,729.50 | $5,150.00 | $407.96–$3,756.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 NM PET CT SKULL/THIGH | $4,060.00 | $8,120.00 | $4,872.00–$6,902.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 NM PET CT SKULL/THIGH | $4,060.00 | $8,120.00 | $4,872.00–$6,902.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 NM PET CT SKULL/THIGH | $4,060.00 | $8,120.00 | $4,872.00–$245,985.59 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 NM PET CT SKULL/THIGH | $4,060.00 | $8,120.00 | $4,872.00–$6,902.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 NM PET CT SKULL/THIGH | $4,060.00 | $8,120.00 | $4,872.00–$6,902.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $2,729.50, median $4,060.00, highest $4,060.00 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $4,060.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 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.