PET/CT scan cost in Virginia Beach, VA
In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 12 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $3,532.13 to $10,311.97, with a median of $4,409.00. The lowest listed price is at Chesapeake General Hospital — $876.87 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $4,409.00 at 39 hospitals.
- The median here, $4,409.00, is about the same as the US median of $4,426.00.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,460.92).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 78815, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 16, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 11, 2026 and Jul 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake General Hospital lowest Chesapeake, VA · (757) 312-8121 Hc Pet/Ct Skull Base To Mid Thigh File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $3,532.13 | $5,886.89 | — | 40% |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Chg Pet/Ct-Skull Base/Midthigh Abor+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chg Pet/Ct-Skull Base To Mid Thigh+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Chg Pet/Ct-Skull Base To Mid Thigh+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chg Pet/Ct-Skull Base To Mid Thigh+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chg Pet/Ct-Skull Base To Mid Thigh+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Chgr-Pet / Ct Skull To Thigh+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% |
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield, VA Pet Image W/CT Skull-Thigh File of Mar 11, 2026 · source file | $5,520.98 | $11,041.96 | — | 50% |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC Pet/CT Skull Base to Mid Thigh File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7,663.20 | $12,772.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 HC Pet/CT Skull Base to Mid Thigh File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7,663.20 | $12,772.00 | — | 40% |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA · (757) 886-6000 HC Pet/CT Skull Base to Mid Thigh File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7,663.20 | $12,772.00 | — | 40% |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 PET/CT SKULL-MIDTHIGH File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $10,311.97 | $11,457.74 | $2,635.28–$10,884.85 | 10% |
Outpatient: lowest $3,532.13, median $4,409.00, highest $10,311.97 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $4,409.00. 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 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 PET/CT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: PET/CT scan explained.