PET/CT scan cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $4,293.90 to $7,013.40, with a median of $7,013.40. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Mercy Health Petersburg LLC — $2,719.50 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $4,409.00 at 30 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Mercy Health Petersburg LLC lowest Petersburg, VA HC Pet/CT Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $4,293.90 | $14,313.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond LLC Richmond, VA HC Pet/CT Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $7,013.40 | $11,689.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center LLC Mechanicsville, VA HC Pet/CT Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $7,013.40 | $11,689.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4,293.90, median $7,013.40, highest $7,013.40 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $7,013.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.