PET/CT scan cost in Trenton, NJ
In Trenton-Princeton, NJ, 2 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $62,247.00 to $62,247.00, with a median of $62,247.00. The lowest listed price is at Capital Health System Inc and 1 other hospital. Across New Jersey, the median is $1,717.72 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Jun 24, 2026 and Jun 24, 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 Trenton-Princeton, NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Health System Inc lowest Pennington, NJ PETCT SKUL BAS-MDTH MNTR | $62,247.00 | $62,247.00 | $1,608.79–$52,909.95 | — | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Capital Health System Inc lowest Pennington, NJ PETCT SKULL BAS-MDTH INIT | $62,247.00 | $62,247.00 | $1,608.79–$52,909.95 | — | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Capital Health System Inc lowest Pennington, NJ PET CT GA68 PSMA SCAN SUB | $62,247.00 | $62,247.00 | $1,608.79–$52,909.95 | — | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Capital Health System Inc lowest Pennington, NJ PET CT GA68 PSMA SCAN | $62,247.00 | $62,247.00 | $1,608.79–$52,909.95 | — | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Capital Health System Inc lowest Pennington, NJ PET/CT PROSTATE CANCER | $62,247.00 | $62,247.00 | $1,608.79–$52,909.95 | — | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Capital Health System Inc lowest Pennington, NJ PET/CT GA 68 NEURO TUMOR | $62,247.00 | $62,247.00 | $1,608.79–$52,909.95 | — | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Capital Health System Inc lowest Trenton, NJ PETCT SKUL BAS-MDTH MNTR | $62,247.00 | $62,247.00 | $1,594.06–$52,909.95 | — | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Capital Health System Inc lowest Trenton, NJ PETCT SKULL BAS-MDTH INIT | $62,247.00 | $62,247.00 | $1,594.06–$52,909.95 | — | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Capital Health System Inc lowest Trenton, NJ PET CT GA68 PSMA SCAN SUB | $62,247.00 | $62,247.00 | $1,594.06–$52,909.95 | — | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Capital Health System Inc lowest Trenton, NJ PET CT GA68 PSMA SCAN | $62,247.00 | $62,247.00 | $1,594.06–$52,909.95 | — | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Capital Health System Inc lowest Trenton, NJ PET/CT PROSTATE CANCER | $62,247.00 | $62,247.00 | $1,594.06–$52,909.95 | — | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Capital Health System Inc lowest Trenton, NJ PET/CT GA 68 NEURO TUMOR | $62,247.00 | $62,247.00 | $1,594.06–$52,909.95 | — | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $62,247.00, median $62,247.00, highest $62,247.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $62,247.00. 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 0 of 2 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 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.