PET/CT scan cost in Visalia, CA
In Visalia, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $5,127.00 to $5,127.00, with a median of $5,127.00. The lowest listed price is at Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across California, the median is $7,218.40 at 107 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 78815, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 10, 2026 and Jul 14, 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 Visalia, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital lowest Visalia, CA Pet Ct Skull Base Thigh | $5,127.00 | $5,127.00 | $2,563.50–$5,127.00 | — | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital lowest Visalia, CA Skull Base Thigh Nopr Int | $5,127.00 | $5,127.00 | $2,563.50–$5,127.00 | — | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital lowest Visalia, CA Pet Ct Init Skul Bas Canc | $5,127.00 | $5,127.00 | $2,563.50–$5,127.00 | — | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital lowest Visalia, CA Pet Ct Sub Cance Skul Bas | $5,127.00 | $5,127.00 | $2,563.50–$5,127.00 | — | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital lowest Visalia, CA Skull Base Thigh Nopr Sub | $5,127.00 | $5,127.00 | $2,563.50–$5,127.00 | — | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center lowest Visalia, CA · (559) 624-2000 Pet Ct Skull Base Thigh | $5,127.00 | $5,127.00 | $1,839.15–$9,567.00 | — | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center lowest Visalia, CA · (559) 624-2000 Skull Base Thigh Nopr Int | $5,127.00 | $5,127.00 | $1,839.15–$9,567.00 | — | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center lowest Visalia, CA · (559) 624-2000 Pet Ct Init Skul Bas Canc | $5,127.00 | $5,127.00 | $1,839.15–$9,567.00 | — | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center lowest Visalia, CA · (559) 624-2000 Pet Ct Sub Cance Skul Bas | $5,127.00 | $5,127.00 | $1,839.15–$9,567.00 | — | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center lowest Visalia, CA · (559) 624-2000 Skull Base Thigh Nopr Sub | $5,127.00 | $5,127.00 | $1,839.15–$9,567.00 | — | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5,127.00, median $5,127.00, highest $5,127.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $5,127.00. 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 1 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.