PET/CT scan cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 29 hospitals publish a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $1,187.50 to $21,930.00, with a median of $3,334.35. The lowest price is at Huntsville Hospital (Huntsville) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 18.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,334.35, is 25% below the US median of $4,426.00.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,460.92).
- Alabama ranks 9th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 14 of 29 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 78815. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,187.50Huntsville Hospital + 1 more
Median$3,334.35half of hospitals charge less
Highest$21,930.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$2,146.85vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Hospital lowest Huntsville · Huntsville, AL ANCHOR/SCREW BN/BN,TIS/BN | $1,187.50 | $1,187.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital lowest Madison · Huntsville, AL ANCHOR/SCREW BN/BN,TIS/BN | $1,187.50 | $1,187.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Pet Scan Subsequent Skull To Mid Thigh | $1,233.00 | $5,138.00 | — source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Pet Imaging Ct Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh | $1,276.00 | $21,270.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL PET Imaging w/ CT Skull to Mid-Thigh | $1,738.00 | $5,425.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL PET Skull-MidThigh Stge/Restge | $1,959.00 | $3,265.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital one side Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL XR-ANGIO-NEPHROGRAM,NEW ACC,LT | $2,403.50 | $2,403.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY FROM SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH WITH CT SCAN | $2,768.39 | $6,920.97 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $2,979.00 | $2,979.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $2,979.00 | $2,979.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $2,979.00 | $2,979.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL PET-IMG /CT SKL-THI | $3,011.40 | $20,076.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL PET/CT SKULL to THIGH EXAM | $3,012.13 | $6,024.25 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL PET/CT SKULL to THIGH EXAM | $3,012.13 | $6,024.25 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL PET-IMG /CT SKL-THI | $3,334.35 | $22,229.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL PET CT SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH | $3,400.00 | $8,500.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL PET-IMG /CT SKL-THI | $4,235.42 | $23,530.09 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL PETCT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $4,272.87 | $7,121.45 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $4,472.43 | $10,401.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH - PT/CT BONE SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $4,472.43 | $10,401.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Pet/CT Skull Base to Mid Thigh | $4,591.97 | $10,678.99 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $4,917.00 | $4,917.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $4,917.00 | $4,917.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL NM-PT-CT SKULL TO THIGH | $4,917.00 | $4,917.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh | $13,935.00 | $13,935.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh | $21,930.00 | $21,930.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh | $21,930.00 | $21,930.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh | $21,930.00 | $21,930.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Pet Image W/Ct Skull-Thigh - Pt/Ct Bone Skull Base To Mid Thigh | $21,930.00 | $21,930.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 6 | $3,011.40 | $17,932.50 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $2,979.00 | $2,979.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $4,917.00 | $4,917.00 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $2,768.39 | $3,051.37 |
| Huntsville, AL | 2 | $1,187.50 | $1,187.50 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $1,233.00 | $11,581.50 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $1,959.00 | $1,959.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $4,235.42 | $4,235.42 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $3,012.13 | $3,012.13 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $2,403.50 | $2,403.50 |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $1,276.00 | $1,276.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $4,472.43 | $4,472.43 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $3,400.00 | $3,400.00 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $4,272.87 | $4,272.87 |
| Russellville, AL | 1 | $4,917.00 | $4,917.00 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $1,738.00 | $1,738.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1 | $3,012.13 | $3,012.13 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $4,472.43 | $4,472.43 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What PET/CT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: PET/CT scan explained.
PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh in other states
- Alaska$9,141.60, 1 hospital
- Arizona$5,742.76
- Arkansas$1,652.12
- California$7,218.40
- Colorado$7,146.56
- Connecticut$7,222.84
- Delaware$6,480.73
- District of Columbia$5,840.75, 3 hospitals
- Florida$5,759.00
- Georgia$3,529.11
- Hawaii$3,532.20
- Idaho$6,944.40
- Illinois$5,905.20
- Indiana$4,058.40
- Iowa$4,210.40
- Kansas$3,803.29
- Kentucky$3,743.14
- Louisiana$1,947.68
- Maine$3,271.10
- Maryland$6,530.25
- Massachusetts$5,553.00
- Michigan$5,519.90
- Minnesota$2,782.85
- Mississippi$2,966.64
- Missouri$4,270.46
- Montana$5,464.42
- Nebraska$5,350.49
- Nevada$1,555.00
- New Hampshire$3,871.28
- New Jersey$1,850.11
- New Mexico$3,573.00
- New York$4,004.95
- North Carolina$3,952.20
- North Dakota$3,949.14
- Ohio$4,854.75
- Oklahoma$3,981.64
- Oregon$4,612.98
- Pennsylvania$7,245.60
- Puerto Rico$6,250.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$3,703.00, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$4,294.75
- South Dakota$7,357.20, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$1,999.84
- Texas$4,263.76
- Utah$2,964.92, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$6,743.68, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$4,409.00
- Washington$4,391.15
- West Virginia$3,362.75
- Wisconsin$4,245.00
- Wyoming$7,654.00, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.