PET/CT scan cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $3,452.15 to $6,958.10, with a median of $4,875.65. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center and 3 other hospitals — $1,423.50 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $4,661.35 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 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 23, 2026 and Apr 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC PET/CT SKULL THIGH TUMOR IMAG NOPR | $3,452.15 | $5,311.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC PET/CT SKULL THIGH TUMOR IMAG NOPR | $3,452.15 | $5,311.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC PET/CT SKULL THIGH TUMOR IMAGING | $3,452.15 | $5,311.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC PET/CT SKULL THIGH TUMOR IMAGING | $3,452.15 | $5,311.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC PET/CT SKULL THIGH TUMOR IMAG NOPR | $3,452.15 | $5,311.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC PET/CT SKULL THIGH TUMOR IMAGING | $3,452.15 | $5,311.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC PET/CT SKULL THIGH TUMOR IMAG NOPR | $3,452.15 | $5,311.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC PET/CT SKULL THIGH TUMOR IMAGING | $3,452.15 | $5,311.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC PET/CT SKULL THIGH TUMOR IMAGING | $3,452.15 | $5,311.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC PET/CT SKULL THIGH TUMOR IMAG NOPR | $3,452.15 | $5,311.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC PET/CT SKULL THIGH TUMOR IMAGING | $3,452.15 | $5,311.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC PET/CT SKULL THIGH TUMOR IMAG NOPR | $3,452.15 | $5,311.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC PET/CT SKULL THIGH TUMOR IMAGING | $3,452.15 | $5,311.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC PET/CT SKULL THIGH TUMOR IMAGING | $3,798.60 | $5,844.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 HB Pet Skul Base - Thigh Atten | $4,427.15 | $6,811.00 | $1,284.58–$6,811.00 | 35% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Tuality Healthcare Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 HB Pet Skul Base - Thigh Atten | $4,814.55 | $7,407.00 | $1,239.75–$7,407.00 | 35% | — source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY FROM SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH WITH CT SCAN | $4,936.75 | $7,595.00 | $634.26–$5,144.61 | 35% | — source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $5,017.50 | $6,690.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $5,017.50 | $6,690.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $5,017.50 | $6,690.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $5,017.50 | $6,690.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $5,017.50 | $6,690.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $5,035.55 | $7,747.00 | $634.26–$5,144.61 | 35% | — source file |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $6,958.10 | $8,186.00 | $2,416.00–$7,800.00 | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $6,958.10 | $8,186.00 | $2,416.00–$7,800.00 | 15% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,452.15, median $4,875.65, highest $6,958.10 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $5,017.50. 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 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.