Scans and imaging CPT 78815 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PET/CT scan cost in Springfield, OH — inpatient

In Springfield, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh as an inpatient: from $7,822.20 to $7,822.20, with a median of $7,822.20. Across Ohio, the median is $4,854.75 at 82 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78815, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$7,822.20Springfield Regional Medical Center
Median$7,822.20half pay less
Highest$7,822.20in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Springfield Regional Medical Center Springfield, OH · (937) 523-5500 HC Pet/CT Skull Base to Mid Thigh $7,822.20 $13,037.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $7,822.20, median $7,822.20, highest $7,822.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $7,822.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.