PET/CT scan cost in Worcester, MA
In Worcester, MA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $6,275.00 to $8,367.00, with a median of $7,321.00. The lowest listed price is at Milford Regional Medical Center — $1,046.00 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $4,302.90 at 9 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 Mar 26, 2026 and Mar 26, 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 Worcester, MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milford Regional Medical Center lowest Milford, MA · (508) 473-1190 Pet image w/ct skull-thigh | $6,275.00 | $6,275.00 | $1,532.36–$32,734.45 | — | — source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 HC Pet/CT Torso | $8,367.00 | $8,367.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6,275.00, median $7,321.00, highest $8,367.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $8,367.00. 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.