PET/CT scan cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 24 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $635.30 to $19,086.30, with a median of $4,325.58. The lowest listed price is at Virtua Memorial Hospital and 4 other hospitals — $3,690.28 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $7,245.60 at 80 hospitals.
- The median here, $4,325.58, is 2% below the US median of $4,426.00.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,460.92).
- Philadelphia, PA has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 6 of 24 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 20 cities for code 78815, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 21, 2026.
Lowest$635.30Virtua Memorial Hospital + 4 more
Median$4,325.58half of hospitals charge less
Highest$19,086.30in this market
Difference30.0×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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
median
Lowest $635.30Highest $19,086.30
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtua Memorial Hospital lowest Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Pet Image W/ CT Scan Skull Base Mid Thigh File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $635.30 | $6,353.00 | $1,530.30–$11,715.81 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Pet Image W/ CT Scan Skull Base Mid Thigh+1 more line at this price File of Jun 1, 2026 · source file | $635.30 | $6,353.00 | $1,530.30–$11,715.81 | 90% |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes lowest Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Pet Image W/ CT Scan Skull Base Mid Thigh File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $635.30 | $6,353.00 | $1,530.30–$11,715.81 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Pet Image W/ CT Scan Skull Base Mid Thigh File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $635.30 | $6,353.00 | $1,530.30–$11,715.81 | 90% |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital lowest Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Pet Image W/ CT Scan Skull Base Mid Thigh File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $635.30 | $6,353.00 | $1,530.30–$11,715.81 | 90% |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Pet Imaging Ct Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,406.00 | $9,489.00 | $1,125.39–$7,591.20 | 85% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Pet Imaging Ct Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,461.00 | $7,945.21 | $1,169.50–$7,706.85 | 82% |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $3,478.15 | $5,351.00 | $1,491.58–$12,169.46 | 35% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Pet W Ct Skull-Thigh Tumor Image File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,235.60 | $10,589.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Pet W Ct Skull-Thigh Tumor Image File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,235.60 | $10,589.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Pet W Ct Skull-Thigh Tumor Image File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,235.60 | $10,589.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Pet W Ct Skull-Thigh Tumor Image File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,235.60 | $10,589.00 | — | 60% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Tumor Imag CT SKL-Thigh PS - PET File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $4,415.56 | $7,359.26 | $1,019.21–$5,666.63 | 40% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Tumor Imag CT Skull-Thigh - PET+1 more line at this price File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $4,428.50 | $7,380.82 | $1,019.21–$5,683.23 | 40% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Prostate-PSMA - PET File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $4,428.60 | $7,381.00 | $1,019.21–$5,683.37 | 40% |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh Initial+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $5,063.50 | $7,790.00 | $473.55–$13,984.97 | 35% |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh Initial+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $5,165.55 | $7,947.00 | $1,175.26–$10,640.27 | 35% |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh Initial+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $5,165.55 | $7,947.00 | $874.17–$7,549.65 | 35% |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ PET IMAGE W/CT, SKULL-THIGH File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $5,557.54 | $5,557.54 | $936.45–$4,084.79 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 PET IMAGE W/CT, SKULL-THIGH File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $5,557.54 | $5,557.54 | $1,011.36–$4,084.79 | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ PET IMAGE W/CT, SKULL-THIGH File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $5,557.54 | $5,557.54 | $956.74–$4,084.79 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 PET IMAGE W/CT, SKULL-THIGH File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $5,557.54 | $5,557.54 | $1,011.36–$4,084.79 | — |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Pet With Conc CT Scan for Attenuation/Localize Skull Base to Mid Thigh+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $7,524.00 | $7,524.00 | — | — |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Pet W CT Scan Skull Base to Thigh File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $15,497.28 | $15,497.28 | $1,629.79–$13,947.55 | — |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $19,086.30 | $21,207.00 | $1,451.15–$150,332.60 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $19,086.30 | $21,207.00 | $1,307.24–$17,563.64 | 10% |
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 $635.30, median $4,325.58, highest $19,086.30 — a 30.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $5,165.55. 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 13 of 19 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.
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