PET/CT scan cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $1,882.41 to $11,426.02, with a median of $7,146.56. The lowest price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority (Denver). The highest price is 6.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $7,146.56, is 61% above the US median of $4,426.00.
- That is 4.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,460.92).
- Colorado ranks 41st of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. 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 Oct 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,882.41Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Median$7,146.56half of hospitals charge less
Highest$11,426.02in Colorado
Lowest saves$5,264.15vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC PET/CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH FDG IMG590 | $1,882.41 | $5,378.31 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO PET/CT SKULL-THIGH NON ONC FDG | $2,368.22 | $5,866.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling · Sterling, CO PET/CT SKULL-THIGH NON ONC FDG | $3,188.04 | $8,570.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan | $4,360.50 | $5,130.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC PET CT SKULL TO MID THIGH | $4,834.20 | $6,906.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO PET SCAN PROSTATE PSMA INITIAL | $5,017.20 | $8,362.00 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO PET/CT Axumin Skull Base to Mid-Thigh | $5,243.25 | $6,991.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan | $7,074.55 | $8,323.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Spalding at Psl Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Positron emission tomography (PET) with concurrently acquired computed tomography (CT) for attenuation correction and anatomical localization imaging; skull base to mid-thigh | $7,218.56 | $7,218.56 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY FROM SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH WITH CT SCAN | $7,817.04 | $13,959.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=PET W CT SKULL-THIGH | $8,251.10 | $12,694.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $11,426.02 | $11,426.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $11,426.02 | $11,426.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $11,426.02 | $11,426.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $11,426.02 | $11,426.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $11,426.02 | $11,426.02 | 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.
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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 8 | $1,882.41 | $9,838.56 |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $11,426.02 | $11,426.02 |
| Delta, CO | 1 | $5,017.20 | $5,017.20 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $5,243.25 | $5,243.25 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $7,074.55 | $7,074.55 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $7,817.04 | $7,817.04 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $2,368.22 | $2,368.22 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $4,360.50 | $4,360.50 |
| Sterling, CO | 1 | $3,188.04 | $3,188.04 |
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
- Alabama$3,334.35
- Alaska$9,141.60, 1 hospital
- Arizona$5,742.76
- Arkansas$1,652.12
- California$7,218.40
- 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.