PET/CT scan cost in Seattle, WA — inpatient
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh as an inpatient: from $1,979.50 to $9,427.80, with a median of $3,316.74. The lowest listed price is at Overlake Medical Center & Clinics — $1,337.24 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $3,926.30 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 cities for code 78815, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics lowest Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Petct Skull Base To Mid-Thigh | $1,979.50 | $3,959.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 TUMORIMAGE PET/CT SKUL-THIGH | $2,484.21 | $4,871.00 | $3,119.88–$3,896.80 | 49% | — source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC PET CT IMG WHOLE BODY | $2,964.31 | $10,284.12 | $7,404.57–$7,713.09 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC PET CT IMG WHOLE BODY | $3,127.91 | $10,284.12 | $7,404.57–$7,713.09 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC PET CT IMG WHOLE BODY | $3,140.32 | $10,284.12 | $4,422.18–$9,255.71 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC PET CT IMG WHOLE BODY | $3,227.40 | $10,284.12 | $7,404.57–$7,713.09 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC PET CT IMG WHOLE BODY | $3,406.08 | $10,284.12 | $7,404.57–$7,713.09 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC PET CT IMG WHOLE BODY | $3,634.05 | $10,284.12 | $2,879.56–$9,255.71 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $4,018.04 | $7,727.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $5,427.36 | $11,307.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $5,427.36 | $11,307.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $5,427.36 | $11,307.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Pt Skull Base_Midthigh | $9,427.80 | $9,427.80 | $3,865.40–$9,050.69 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,979.50, median $3,316.74, highest $9,427.80 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $3,134.12 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 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 6 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.