Scans and imaging CPT 78815 Outpatient

PET/CT scan cost in Hayward, WI

In Hayward, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $7,377.50 to $7,377.50, with a median of $7,377.50. Across Wisconsin, the median is $4,060.00 at 81 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.

Lowest$7,377.50Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center

Median$7,377.50half of hospitals charge less

Highest$7,377.50in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center Hayward, WI · (715) 934-4321 Pet/CT Skull-Mid Thigh Tc source file	$7,377.50	$7,765.79	$2,294.82–$7,313.41	5%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $7,377.50, median $7,377.50, highest $7,377.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $7,377.50. 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 not 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.