Scans and imaging CPT 78815 Outpatient

PET/CT scan cost in Anaconda, MT

In Anaconda, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $4,475.18 to $4,475.18, with a median of $4,475.18. Across Montana, the median is $5,464.42 at 4 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78815, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 20, 2026.

Lowest$4,475.18Community Hospital of Anaconda
Median$4,475.18half pay less
Highest$4,475.18in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda, MT · (406) 563-8500 Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan $4,475.18 $5,966.90 $2,290.10–$27,136.62 25% Jul 20, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $4,475.18, median $4,475.18, highest $4,475.18.

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.