Scans and imaging CPT 78815 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PET/CT scan cost in Phoenix, AZ — inpatient

In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 15 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh as an inpatient: from $1,672.63 to $6,326.00, with a median of $6,326.00. The lowest listed price is at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center — $4,653.37 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $6,326.00 at 17 hospitals.

Cash prices at 15 facilities across 9 cities for code 78815, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and May 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,672.63Banner Casa Grande Medical Center
Median$6,326.00half pay less
Highest$6,326.00in this market
Difference3.8×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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.

median
Lowest $1,672.63Highest $6,326.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center lowest Casa Grande, AZ · (520) 381-6300 PET/CT SKULL-THIGH NON ONC FDG $1,672.63 $6,804.00 $3,061.80–$5,103.00 75% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ · (602) 865-4470 PET/CT SKULL-THIGH NON ONC FDG $1,707.80 $6,804.00 $3,061.80–$5,103.00 75% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 543-2000 PET/CT SKULL-THIGH NON ONC FDG $2,129.65 $6,804.00 $3,061.80–$5,103.00 69% May 1, 2026
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Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · (602) 839-2000 PET/CT SKULL-THIGH NON ONC FDG $2,469.85 $6,804.00 $3,061.80–$5,103.00 64% Mar 2, 2026
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Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital Chandler, AZ PET TUMOR W/CT SKULL-MIDTHIGH $4,661.00 $4,661.00 $4,661.00 — Mar 31, 2026
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Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital Gilbert, AZ PET TUMOR W/CT SKULL-MIDTHIGH $4,661.00 $4,661.00 $4,661.00 — Mar 16, 2026
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HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ Hc Tumor Imaging, Pet W/Concurrently Acquired Ct; Skull Base To Mid Thigh $6,326.00 $6,326.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Tumor Imaging, Pet W/Concurrently Acquired Ct; Skull Base To Mid Thigh $6,326.00 $6,326.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Tumor Imaging, Pet W/Concurrently Acquired Ct; Skull Base To Mid Thigh $6,326.00 $6,326.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Tumor Imaging, Pet W/Concurrently Acquired Ct; Skull Base To Mid Thigh $6,326.00 $6,326.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Tumor Imaging, Pet W/Concurrently Acquired Ct; Skull Base To Mid Thigh $6,326.00 $6,326.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Tumor Imaging, Pet W/Concurrently Acquired Ct; Skull Base To Mid Thigh $6,326.00 $6,326.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Tumor Imaging, Pet W/Concurrently Acquired Ct; Skull Base To Mid Thigh $6,326.00 $6,326.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Tumor Imaging, Pet W/Concurrently Acquired Ct; Skull Base To Mid Thigh $6,326.00 $6,326.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Tumor Imaging, Pet W/Concurrently Acquired Ct; Skull Base To Mid Thigh $6,326.00 $6,326.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,672.63, median $6,326.00, highest $6,326.00 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $6,326.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 4 of 6 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.