Scans and imaging CPT 78815 Outpatient

PET/CT scan cost in York, NE

In York, NE, 1 hospital lists a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $7,288.50 to $7,288.50, with a median of $7,288.50. Across Nebraska, the median is $4,225.00 at 16 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 22, 2026 and Jul 22, 2026.

Lowest$7,288.50York General Hospital
Median$7,288.50half pay less
Highest$7,288.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
York General Hospital York, NE Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan $7,288.50 $7,288.50 $3,061.17–$6,924.08 — Jul 22, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $7,288.50, median $7,288.50, highest $7,288.50.

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.