PET/CT scan cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $1,093.54 to $3,026.16, with a median of $1,947.68. The lowest listed price is at Touro Infirmary — $854.14 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $1,947.68 at 10 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 cities for code 78815, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touro Infirmary lowest New Orleans, LA Nuclear Medicine Study With CT Imaging Skull Base to Mid-Thigh | $1,093.54 | $7,811.00 | $1,282.25–$863.12 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA Nuclear Medicine Study With CT Imaging Skull Base to Mid-Thigh | $1,947.68 | $13,912.00 | $1,167.22–$9,264.00 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA Nuclear Medicine Study With CT Imaging Skull Base to Mid-Thigh | $1,947.68 | $13,912.00 | $1,167.22–$9,264.00 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA Nuclear Medicine Study With CT Imaging Skull Base to Mid-Thigh | $1,947.68 | $13,912.00 | $1,167.22–$9,264.00 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA Nuclear Medicine Study With CT Imaging Skull Base to Mid-Thigh | $2,130.26 | $9,683.00 | $1,282.25–$9,683.00 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA Nuclear Medicine Study With CT Imaging Skull Base to Mid-Thigh | $2,351.36 | $14,696.00 | $11,242.44–$6,965.90 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA Nuclear Medicine Study With CT Imaging Skull Base to Mid-Thigh | $3,026.16 | $11,208.00 | $10,423.44–$7,845.60 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,093.54, median $1,947.68, highest $3,026.16 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.