PET/CT scan cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 42 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $625.00 to $15,038.81, with a median of $1,726.04. The lowest listed price is at Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases and 3 other hospitals — $1,101.04 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $3,855.10 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 42 facilities across 32 cities for code 78815, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 5, 2026.
Lowest$625.00Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases + 3 more
Median$1,726.04half pay less
Highest$15,038.81in this market
Difference24.1×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $625.00Highest $16,091.53
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases lowest Basking Ridge, NJ Pet Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $625.00 | $625.00 | $312.50–$4,932.23 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases lowest West Harrison, NY Pet Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh | $625.00 | $625.00 | $450.00–$7,779.57 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases lowest New York, NY Pet Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh | $625.00 | $625.00 | $450.00–$7,779.57 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases lowest New York, NY Pet Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $625.00 | $625.00 | $378.82–$4,932.23 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases lowest Middletown, NJ Pet Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh | $625.00 | $625.00 | $312.50–$7,779.57 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases lowest Middletown, NJ Pet Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $625.00 | $625.00 | $312.50–$4,932.23 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases lowest Basking Ridge, NJ Pet Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh | $625.00 | $625.00 | $312.50–$7,779.57 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases lowest West Harrison, NY Pet Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh|PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT | $625.00 | $625.00 | $384.71–$4,932.23 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,458.59 | $10,120.00 | $1,927.86–$8,602.00 | 86% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,458.59 | $10,120.00 | $1,927.86–$8,602.00 | 86% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 CHG PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,460.92 | $4,651.00 | $655.69–$3,416.00 | 69% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY CHG PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,460.92 | $4,620.00 | $655.69–$3,416.00 | 68% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 CHG PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,460.92 | $4,547.00 | $655.69–$3,416.00 | 68% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 CHG PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,460.92 | $4,651.00 | $655.69–$3,416.00 | 69% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,594.06 | $10,120.00 | $1,821.60–$9,251.70 | 84% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,594.06 | $10,120.00 | $1,437.04–$9,108.00 | 84% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,614.45 | $10,120.00 | $1,659.68–$9,108.00 | 84% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,614.45 | $10,120.00 | $1,679.92–$10,120.00 | 84% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Red Bank, NJ PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,614.45 | $10,120.00 | $1,426.92–$9,108.00 | 84% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge, NJ PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,615.86 | $10,120.00 | $1,345.96–$9,775.92 | 84% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,615.86 | $10,120.00 | $1,629.32–$9,404.52 | 84% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,615.86 | $10,120.00 | $1,345.96–$9,775.92 | 84% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic, NJ · (973) 365-4300 Hc Pet Imaging Ct Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh | $1,690.00 | $10,635.00 | $1,352.39–$9,039.75 | 84% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Pet CT Neck to Thigh | $1,692.43 | $15,391.20 | — | 89% | — source file |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,717.72 | $10,120.00 | $1,730.52–$9,371.12 | 83% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,717.72 | $10,120.00 | $1,821.60–$9,869.02 | 83% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst, NY HC PET W/CT ATTENUATION CORRECTION & ANATOMICAL LOCALIZATION IMA | $1,726.04 | $5,073.72 | $1.00–$2,842.00 | 66% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC PET W/CT ATTENUATION CORRECTION & ANATOMICAL LOCALIZATION IMA | $1,726.04 | $8,752.02 | $1.00–$2,842.00 | 80% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC PET W/CT ATTENUATION CORRECTION & ANATOMICAL LOCALIZATION IMA | $1,726.04 | $5,073.72 | $1.00–$2,842.00 | 66% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 HC PET W/CT ATTENUATION CORRECTION & ANATOMICAL LOCALIZATION IMA | $1,726.04 | $5,073.72 | $1,481.53–$4,084.81 | 66% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC PET W/CT ATTENUATION CORRECTION & ANATOMICAL LOCALIZATION IMA | $1,726.04 | $8,752.02 | $1,481.53–$4,145.96 | 80% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC PET W/CT ATTENUATION CORRECTION & ANATOMICAL LOCALIZATION IMA | $1,726.04 | $5,073.72 | $1.00–$2,842.00 | 66% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC PET W/CT ATTENUATION CORRECTION & ANATOMICAL LOCALIZATION IMA | $1,726.04 | $8,752.02 | $1.00–$2,842.00 | 80% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY HC PET W/CT ATTENUATION CORRECTION & ANATOMICAL LOCALIZATION IMA | $1,726.04 | $8,752.02 | $1,481.53–$4,121.75 | 80% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC PET W/CT ATTENUATION CORRECTION & ANATOMICAL LOCALIZATION IMA | $1,726.04 | $8,752.02 | $1.00–$2,842.00 | 80% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC PET W/CT ATTENUATION CORRECTION & ANATOMICAL LOCALIZATION IMA | $1,726.04 | $5,073.72 | $1,481.53–$4,135.84 | 66% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC PET W/CT ATTENUATION CORRECTION & ANATOMICAL LOCALIZATION IMA | $1,726.04 | $8,752.02 | $1,481.53–$4,084.20 | 80% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,916.44 | $7,815.48 | $1,099.88–$7,424.71 | 75% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Pet CT Neck to Thigh | $1,946.30 | $15,391.20 | — | 87% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Pet CT Neck to Thigh | $1,946.30 | $10,950.00 | — | 82% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Pet CT Neck to Thigh | $1,946.30 | $11,687.20 | — | 83% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Pet CT Neck to Thigh | $1,946.30 | $20,654.00 | — | 91% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Pet CT Neck to Thigh | $1,946.30 | $21,341.80 | — | 91% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Pet CT Neck to Thigh | $1,946.30 | $15,389.20 | — | 87% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Pet CT Neck to Thigh | $1,946.30 | $14,614.00 | — | 87% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Pet CT Neck to Thigh | $1,946.30 | $15,389.20 | — | 87% | — source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $2,060.33 | $10,843.83 | $108.44–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $2,060.33 | $10,843.83 | $108.44–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $2,060.33 | $10,843.83 | $108.44–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 PET-CT Ga68 DOT SKULL-THIGH IN | $3,340.80 | $5,568.00 | $1,246.12–$4,176.00 | 40% | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 PET-CT NETSPOT WHOLE BODY | $3,340.80 | $5,568.00 | $1,246.12–$4,176.00 | 40% | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 PET-CT Ga68 DOT SKULL-THIGH SU | $3,340.80 | $5,568.00 | $1,246.12–$4,176.00 | 40% | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 PET-CTSKUL BASE/THGHSUBS ONC | $3,340.80 | $5,568.00 | $1,246.12–$4,176.00 | 40% | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 PET-CTSKULBASE/THIG INIT ONC | $3,340.80 | $5,568.00 | $1,246.12–$4,176.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Pet Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh | $3,536.50 | $35,365.00 | $2,585.18–$28,292.00 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $3,712.47 | $19,539.30 | $108.44–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $3,712.47 | $19,539.30 | $108.44–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ HC Pet Scan Research Img Only | $4,426.00 | $4,426.00 | $1,639.00–$12,846.63 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY HC Pet Scan Research Img Only | $4,426.00 | $4,426.00 | $1,639.00–$12,846.63 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ HC Pet Scan Research Img Only | $4,426.00 | $4,426.00 | $1,639.00–$12,846.63 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY HC Pet Scan Research Img Only | $4,426.00 | $4,426.00 | $1,639.00–$12,846.63 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 PET-CT Cu64 DOT SKULL-THIGH IN | $5,489.40 | $9,149.00 | $1,264.67–$6,861.75 | 40% | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 PET-CT Cu64 DOT SKULL-THIGH SU | $5,489.40 | $9,149.00 | $1,264.67–$6,861.75 | 40% | — source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $6,069.96 | $6,069.96 | $1,420.98–$3,552.46 | — | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 PET/CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $7,150.00 | $7,150.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Pet Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh | $7,290.00 | $8,100.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Pet Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh | $7,290.00 | $8,100.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Pet Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh | $7,290.00 | $8,100.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Pet Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh | $7,290.00 | $8,100.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Pet Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh | $7,290.00 | $8,100.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY HC Pet Image W/CT Skull-Thigh - Pt/CT Bone Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $8,846.00 | $8,846.00 | $1,801.81–$12,846.63 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ HC Pet Image W/CT Skull-Thigh - Pt/CT Bone Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $8,846.00 | $8,846.00 | $3,276.00–$12,846.63 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ HC Pet Scan for Research | $8,846.00 | $8,846.00 | $3,276.00–$12,846.63 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ HC Pet Scan for Research | $8,846.00 | $8,846.00 | $3,276.00–$12,846.63 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ HC Pet Image W/CT Skull-Thigh - Pt/CT Bone Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $8,846.00 | $8,846.00 | $3,276.00–$12,846.63 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY HC Pet Image W/CT Skull-Thigh - Pt/CT Bone Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $8,846.00 | $8,846.00 | $1,801.81–$12,846.63 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY HC Pet Scan for Research | $8,846.00 | $8,846.00 | $1,801.81–$12,846.63 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY HC Pet Scan for Research | $8,846.00 | $8,846.00 | $1,801.81–$12,846.63 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY FROM SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH WITH CT SCAN | $15,038.00 | $15,038.00 | $1,776.23–$11,778.00 | — | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY FROM SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH WITH CT SCAN | $15,038.81 | $15,038.81 | $1,776.23–$11,562.00 | — | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $16,091.00 | $16,091.00 | $1,776.23–$11,778.00 | — | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $16,091.53 | $16,091.53 | $1,776.23–$11,562.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $625.00, median $1,726.04, highest $15,038.81 — a 24.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $2,060.33. 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 28 of 31 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 7 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 78815 ($4,099.76). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NYTUMOR IMAGING PET WITH CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $310.00 | file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NYTUMOR IMAGING PET WITH CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $310.00 | file |