PET/CT scan cost in California

In California, 108 hospitals publish a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $910.38 to $21,724.00, with a median of $7,218.40. The lowest price is at Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage). The highest price is 23.9× the lowest.

• The median here, $7,218.40, is 63% above the US median of $4,426.00.
• That is 4.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,460.92).
• California ranks 42nd of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
• 25 of 108 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

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