PET/CT scan cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $910.38 to $13,036.00, with a median of $4,711.20. The lowest listed price is at Eisenhower Medical Center — $3,800.82 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $7,218.40 at 108 hospitals.
- The median here, $4,711.20, is 6% above the US median of $4,426.00.
- That is 3.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,460.92).
- Riverside, CA ranks 2nd of 4 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 11 cities for code 78815, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center lowest Rancho Mirage, CA · (760) 340-3911 HC CT Pet Prostate (Axumin) Skull Base to Thigh File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $910.38 | $3,424.00 | $1,712.00–$26,733.31 | 73% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,069.76 | $4,312.00 | — | 52% |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $2,910.00 | $23,750.00 | $1,802.37–$29,687.50 | 88% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC PET/CT -TUMOR SKULL BASE-THIGH File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $3,815.10 | $8,478.00 | $1,100.00–$7,829.14 | 55% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,711.20 | $9,060.00 | $1,325.00–$3,940.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,711.20 | $9,060.00 | $1,325.00–$3,940.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,711.20 | $9,060.00 | $1,325.00–$3,940.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,711.20 | $9,060.00 | $1,325.00–$3,940.00 | 48% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC PET/CT -TUMOR SKULL BASE-THIGH File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $4,823.55 | $10,719.00 | $1,839.15–$9,647.10 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC PET/CT -TUMOR SKULL BASE-THIGH File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $5,345.10 | $11,878.00 | $1,839.15–$10,428.30 | 55% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $9,111.00 | $9,111.00 | $1,839.15–$6,605.48 | — |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Pet/CT -Tumor Skull Base-Thigh+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $12,996.86 | $12,996.86 | $1,807.96–$12,996.86 | — |
| Redlands Community Hospital Redlands, CA · (909) 335-5500 Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan File of Jun 19, 2026 · source file | $13,036.00 | $15,058.00 | $221.00–$13,552.20 | 13% |
Outpatient: lowest $910.38, median $4,711.20, highest $13,036.00 — a 14.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 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 6 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 PET/CT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: PET/CT scan explained.