PET/CT scan cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 9 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 $24,121.72. The lowest listed price is at Tampa General Hospital — $20,418.02 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $5,663.13 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 5 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 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa General Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Pet Imaging Ct Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh | $3,703.70 | $10,582.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY PET WITH CONCURRENTLY ACQUIRED COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY CT FOR ATTENUATION CORRECTION AND ANATOMICAL LOCALIZATION IMAGING SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH INITIAL | $5,471.50 | $10,943.00 | $2,068.23–$10,943.00 | 50% | — source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL PET-CT FLUCICLOVINE (F18) SCAN | $5,471.50 | $10,943.00 | $2,068.23–$10,943.00 | 50% | — source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL PET CT Ga68 GOZETOTIDE SCAN SKULL TO THIGH | $5,471.50 | $10,943.00 | $2,068.23–$10,943.00 | 50% | — source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY PET WITH CONCURRENTLY ACQUIRED COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY CT FOR ATTENUATION CORRECTION AND ANATOMICAL LOCALIZATION IMAGING SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH SUBSEQUENT | $5,471.50 | $10,943.00 | $2,068.23–$10,943.00 | 50% | — source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL PET CT PIFLUFOLASTAT F18 PSMA SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH INITIAL | $5,471.50 | $10,943.00 | $2,068.23–$10,943.00 | 50% | — source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH | $5,471.50 | $10,943.00 | $2,068.23–$10,943.00 | 50% | — source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL PET CT Cu 64 DOTATATE SCAN PET CT SKULL TO THIGH INITIAL | $5,471.50 | $10,943.00 | $2,068.23–$10,943.00 | 50% | — source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL PET CT Cu 64 DOTATATE SCAN PET CT SKULL TO THIGH SUBSEQUENT | $5,471.50 | $10,943.00 | $2,068.23–$10,943.00 | 50% | — source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL PET-CT Ga-68 DOTATATE SCAN | $5,471.50 | $10,943.00 | $2,068.23–$10,943.00 | 50% | — source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL PET CT Ga-68 DOTATATE SCAN SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $5,471.50 | $10,943.00 | $2,068.23–$10,943.00 | 50% | — source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL PET CT PIFLUFOLASTAT F18 PSMA SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH SUBSEQUENT | $5,471.50 | $10,943.00 | $2,068.23–$10,943.00 | 50% | — source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL PET CT FLUCICLOVINE F18 SCAN PET CT SKULL TO THIGH | $5,471.50 | $10,943.00 | $2,068.23–$10,943.00 | 50% | — source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL PET CT FLUOROESTRADIOL F18 CERIANNA SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH INITIAL | $5,471.50 | $10,943.00 | $2,068.23–$10,943.00 | 50% | — source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL PET CT FLUOROESTRADIOL F18 CERIANNA SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH SUBSEQUENT | $5,471.50 | $10,943.00 | $2,068.23–$10,943.00 | 50% | — source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL PET WITH CONCURRENTLY ACQUIRED CT FOR ATTENUATION CORRECTION AND ANATOMICAL LOCALIZATION IMAGING SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $5,471.50 | $10,943.00 | $2,068.23–$10,943.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh | $6,718.40 | $16,796.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| 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 | $6,718.40 | $16,796.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $24,121.72 | $24,121.72 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $24,121.72 | $24,121.72 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $24,121.72 | $24,121.72 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $24,121.72 | $24,121.72 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $24,121.72 | $24,121.72 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,703.70, median $24,121.72, highest $24,121.72 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $24,121.72. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.