PET/CT scan cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 21 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $635.30 to $15,497.28, with a median of $4,235.60. The lowest listed price is at Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc and 3 other hospitals — $3,600.30 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $6,880.00 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 19 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 Mar 24, 2026 and Sep 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc lowest Voorhees, NJ HC Pet Image W/ CT Scan Skull Base Mid Thigh | $635.30 | $6,353.00 | $1,530.30–$11,715.81 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_Willingboro_Hospital_Inc lowest Willinboro, NJ HC Pet Image W/ CT Scan Skull Base Mid Thigh | $635.30 | $6,353.00 | $1,530.30–$11,715.81 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_Our_Lady_of_Lourdes_Inc lowest Camden, NJ HC Pet Image W/ CT Scan Skull Base Mid Thigh | $635.30 | $6,353.00 | $1,530.30–$11,715.81 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_Memorial_Hospital_Inc | lowest Mount Holly, NJ HC Pet Image W/ CT Scan Skull Base Mid Thigh | $635.30 | $6,353.00 | $1,530.30–$11,715.81 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc lowest Voorhees, NJ HC Pet Image W/ CT Scan Skull Base Mid Thigh | $635.30 | $6,353.00 | $1,530.30–$11,715.81 | 90% | — source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA Hc Pet Imaging Ct Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh | $1,406.00 | $9,489.00 | $1,125.39–$7,591.20 | 85% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital East Norriton, PA Hc Pet Imaging Ct Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh | $1,461.00 | $7,945.21 | $1,169.50–$7,706.85 | 82% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital East Norriton, PA Hc Pet Imaging Ct Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh | $1,461.00 | $7,945.21 | $1,169.50–$7,706.85 | 82% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Inc Wilmington, DE HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh Initial | $3,478.15 | $5,351.00 | $1,491.58–$12,169.46 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Inc Wilmington, DE HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh | $3,478.15 | $5,351.00 | $1,491.58–$12,169.46 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA Hc Pet W Ct Skull-Thigh Tumor Image | $4,235.60 | $10,589.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA Hc Pet W Ct Skull-Thigh Tumor Image | $4,235.60 | $10,589.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA Hc Pet W Ct Skull-Thigh Tumor Image | $4,235.60 | $10,589.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA Hc Pet W Ct Skull-Thigh Tumor Image | $4,235.60 | $10,589.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Pet W Ct Skull-Thigh Tumor Image | $4,235.60 | $10,589.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh Initial | $5,063.50 | $7,790.00 | $473.55–$13,984.97 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh Subsequent | $5,063.50 | $7,790.00 | $473.55–$13,984.97 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh Subsequent | $5,165.55 | $7,947.00 | $874.17–$7,549.65 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh Subsequent | $5,165.55 | $7,947.00 | $1,175.26–$10,640.27 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh Initial | $5,165.55 | $7,947.00 | $1,175.26–$10,640.27 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh Initial | $5,165.55 | $7,947.00 | $874.17–$7,549.65 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA HC Pet CT Skull-Mid Thgh | $5,165.55 | $7,947.00 | $874.17–$7,549.65 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ PET IMAGE W/CT, SKULL-THIGH | $5,557.54 | $5,557.54 | $1,011.36–$4,084.79 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ PET IMAGE W/CT, SKULL-THIGH | $5,557.54 | $5,557.54 | $936.45–$4,084.79 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ PET IMAGE W/CT, SKULL-THIGH | $5,557.54 | $5,557.54 | $956.74–$4,084.79 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ PET IMAGE W/CT, SKULL-THIGH | $5,557.54 | $5,557.54 | $1,011.36–$4,084.79 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE Pet With Conc CT Scan for Attenuation/Localize Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $7,524.00 | $7,524.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE Pet With Conc CT Scan for Attenuation/Localize Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $7,524.00 | $7,524.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia, PA Pet W CT Scan Skull Base to Thigh | $15,497.28 | $15,497.28 | $1,629.79–$13,947.55 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $635.30, median $4,235.60, highest $15,497.28 — a 24.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $5,114.53. 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 10 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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.