PET/CT scan cost in Watertown, NY
In Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $3,034.00 to $3,034.00, with a median of $3,034.00. Across New York, the median is $3,712.47 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78815, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 2, 2026 and Feb 2, 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 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan Medical Center lowest St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $3,034.00 | $3,034.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET/CT SINGLE PULMONARY NODULE | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET/CT SKULL-MID THIGH NON-COV | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET/CT DIAG ESOPHAGEAL CA | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET RESTAGING LYMPHOMA | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET/CT RESTAGING LUNG CA NON | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET/CT DIAG LUNG CA,NON SMALL | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET/CT STAGE/RESTAGE BREAST CA | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET/CT RESTAGING COLORECTAL CA | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET/CT INIT STAGING COLORECTAL | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET/CT NONCOV INT DIAG BREAST | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET/CT DIAG LYMPHOMA | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET/CT INT STAGING ESOPHAGEAL | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET/CT RESTAG HEAD & NECK CA | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET/CT INIT STAGING LUNG CA | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET/CT EVAL OF RESP TO TRTMT | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET/CT RESTAGING ESOPHAGEAL CA | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET/CT DIAG COLORECTAL CA | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET/CT INIT STAGING LYMPHOMA | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET/CT INIT STAGING HEAD&NECK | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET/CT SINGLE PULMONARY NODULE | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 PET/CT DIAG HEAD & NECK CA | $7,627.00 | $7,627.00 | $1,784.98–$8,193.06 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,034.00, median $3,034.00, highest $3,034.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,034.00. 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.