PET/CT scan cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 16 hospitals list a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $960.50 to $10,567.50, with a median of $3,975.50. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center — $3,015.00 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $3,952.20 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities 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 Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB PET/CT SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $960.50 | $1,921.00 | — | 50% |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB PET/CT SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,467.50 | $2,935.00 | — | 50% |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville, NC · (704) 878-5661 PET w/ CT Scan Skull Base to Midthigh File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $1,499.85 | $5,555.00 | $1,272.65–$11,110.00 | 73% |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC · (704) 548-6000 HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $3,975.50 | $7,951.00 | $795.10–$7,712.47 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $3,975.50 | $7,951.00 | $795.10–$7,314.92 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $3,975.50 | $7,951.00 | $1,415.01–$7,314.92 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH+1 more line at this price File of Dec 5, 2025 · source file | $3,975.50 | $7,951.00 | $1,415.01–$7,155.90 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $3,975.50 | $7,951.00 | $896.87–$7,553.45 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $3,975.50 | $7,951.00 | $1,189.47–$7,553.45 | 50% |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH File of Dec 4, 2025 · source file | $3,975.50 | $7,951.00 | $1,033.63–$7,553.45 | 50% |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH File of Dec 1, 2025 · source file | $3,975.50 | $7,951.00 | $975.59–$7,553.45 | 50% |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG NM PET IMAG W CT SKL BASE MID THG File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $7,898.00 | $7,898.00 | $1,188.65–$7,503.10 | — |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG NM PET IMAG W CT SKL BASE MID THG File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $7,898.00 | $7,898.00 | $1,188.65–$7,503.10 | — |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC · (704) 834-4891 HCHG NM PET IMAG W CT SKL BASE MID THG File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $7,898.00 | $7,898.00 | $1,188.65–$7,503.10 | — |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC · (803) 329-1234 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $10,567.50 | $14,090.00 | $1,480.34–$10,708.40 | 25% |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill, SC · (803) 329-1234 PET/CT SKULL TO THIGH File of Apr 15, 2026 · source file | $10,567.50 | $14,090.00 | $1,480.34–$10,708.40 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $960.50, median $3,975.50, highest $10,567.50 — a 11.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $3,975.50. 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 11 of 14 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.