PET/CT scan cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 22 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $3,703.70 to $24,121.72, with a median of $6,094.95. The lowest listed price is at Tampa General Hospital — $2,391.25 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $5,759.00 at 97 hospitals.
- The median here, $6,094.95, is 38% above the US median of $4,426.00.
- That is 4.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,460.92).
- Tampa, FL has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Florida with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 9 of 22 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 13 cities for code 78815, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa General Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Pet Imaging Ct Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,703.70 | $10,582.00 | — | 65% |
| Mease Dunedin Hospital Dunedin, FL · (727) 733-1111 NM PET CT SKULL BASE-MID THIGH File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5,149.20 | $8,582.00 | $1,544.76–$8,582.00 | 40% |
| South Florida Baptist Hospital Plant City, FL · (813) 757-1200 NM PET CT SKULL BASE-MID THIGH File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5,149.20 | $8,582.00 | $1,544.76–$8,582.00 | 40% |
| Mease Countryside Hospital Safety Harbor, FL · (727) 734-6950 NM PET CT SKULL BASE-MID THIGH File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5,149.20 | $8,582.00 | $1,544.76–$8,582.00 | 40% |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 870-4398 NM PET CT SKULL BASE-MID THIGH File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5,149.20 | $8,582.00 | $1,544.76–$8,582.00 | 40% |
| Morton Plant NorthBay Hospital New Port Richey, FL · (727) 842-8468 NM PET CT SKULL BASE-MID THIGH File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5,149.20 | $8,582.00 | $1,544.76–$8,582.00 | 40% |
| BayCare Alliant Hospital Dunedin, FL · (727) 733-1111 NM PET CT SKULL BASE-MID THIGH File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5,149.20 | $8,582.00 | $4,291.00–$8,582.00 | 40% |
| BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 914-1000 NM PET CT SKULL BASE-MID THIGH File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5,149.20 | $8,582.00 | $1,544.76–$8,582.00 | 40% |
| St Anthony's Hospital St. Petersburg, FL · (727) 825-1100 NM PET CT SKULL BASE-MID THIGH File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5,149.20 | $8,582.00 | $1,544.76–$8,582.00 | 40% |
| Morton Plant Hospital Clearwater, FL · (727) 462-7000 NM PET CT SKULL BASE-MID THIGH File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5,149.20 | $8,582.00 | $1,544.76–$8,582.00 | 40% |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL PET CT PIFLUFOLASTAT F18 PSMA SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH SUBSEQUENT+14 more lines at this price File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $5,471.50 | $10,943.00 | $2,068.23–$10,943.00 | 50% |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,718.40 | $16,796.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,718.40 | $16,796.00 | — | 60% |
| HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital St. Petersburg, FL · (727) 384-1414 Positron emission tomography (PET) with concurrently acquired computed tomography (CT) for attenuation correction and anatomical localization imaging; skull base to mid-thigh +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16,644.76 | $16,644.76 | $782.30–$15,313.18 | — |
| HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital South Pasadena, FL · (727) 381-1000 PET/CT TUMOR SK BS MIDTH+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16,644.76 | $16,644.76 | $782.30–$15,313.18 | — |
| HCA Florida Largo West Hospital Largo, FL · (727) 588-5200 PET/CT TUMOR SK BS MIDTH+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $23,425.88 | $23,425.88 | $1,101.02–$21,551.81 | — |
| HCA Florida Largo Hospital Clearwater, FL · (727) 588-5200 PET/CT TUMOR SK BS MIDTH+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $23,425.88 | $23,425.88 | $1,101.02–$21,551.81 | — |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24,121.72 | $24,121.72 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24,121.72 | $24,121.72 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24,121.72 | $24,121.72 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24,121.72 | $24,121.72 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24,121.72 | $24,121.72 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $3,703.70, median $6,094.95, highest $24,121.72 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $5,149.20. 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 10 of 14 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 PET/CT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: PET/CT scan explained.