PET/CT scan cost in Virginia Beach, VA
In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 10 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 30 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 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 Mar 17, 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake General Hospital lowest Chesapeake, VA · (757) 312-8121 Hc Pet/Ct Skull Base To Mid Thigh | $3,532.13 | $5,886.89 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chg Pet/Ct-Skull Base To Mid Thigh | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chg Pet/Ct-Skull Base/Midthigh Abor | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chgr-Pet / Ct Skull To Thigh | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Chgr-Pet / Ct Skull To Thigh | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chg Pet/Ct-Skull Base/Midthigh Abor | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chgr-Pet / Ct Skull To Thigh | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Chg Pet/Ct-Skull Base To Mid Thigh | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Chg Pet/Ct-Skull Base/Midthigh Abor | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Chg Pet/Ct-Skull Base To Mid Thigh | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Chg Pet/Ct-Skull Base/Midthigh Abor | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Chgr-Pet / Ct Skull To Thigh | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Chg Pet/Ct-Skull Base To Mid Thigh | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Chg Pet/Ct-Skull Base/Midthigh Abor | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Chgr-Pet / Ct Skull To Thigh | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chg Pet/Ct-Skull Base To Mid Thigh | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chg Pet/Ct-Skull Base/Midthigh Abor | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chgr-Pet / Ct Skull To Thigh | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chg Pet/Ct-Skull Base To Mid Thigh | $4,409.00 | $8,818.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC Pet/CT Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $7,663.20 | $12,772.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA · (757) 886-6000 HC Pet/CT Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $7,663.20 | $12,772.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 HC Pet/CT Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $7,663.20 | $12,772.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 PET/CT SKULL-MIDTHIGH | $10,311.97 | $11,457.74 | $2,635.28–$10,884.85 | 10% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
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 10 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 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.