PET/CT scan cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $2,069.76 to $12,996.86, with a median of $4,711.20. The lowest listed price is at St Mary Medical Center — $2,641.44 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $6,342.00 at 69 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 7 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Medical Center lowest Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $2,069.76 | $4,312.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan | $2,910.00 | $23,750.00 | $1,802.37–$29,687.50 | 88% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC PET/CT -TUMOR SKULL BASE-THIGH | $3,815.10 | $8,478.00 | $1,100.00–$7,829.14 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $4,711.20 | $9,060.00 | $1,325.00–$3,940.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $4,711.20 | $9,060.00 | $1,325.00–$3,940.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $4,711.20 | $9,060.00 | $1,325.00–$3,940.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC PET/CT -TUMOR SKULL BASE-THIGH | $4,823.55 | $10,719.00 | $1,839.15–$9,647.10 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC PET/CT -TUMOR SKULL BASE-THIGH | $5,345.10 | $11,878.00 | $1,839.15–$10,428.30 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Pet/CT -Tumor Skull Base-Thigh | $12,996.86 | $12,996.86 | $1,807.96–$12,996.86 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Pet/CT -Tumor Skull Base-Thigh | $12,996.86 | $12,996.86 | $1,807.96–$12,996.86 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,069.76, median $4,711.20, highest $12,996.86 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $4,711.20. 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 4 of 8 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.