PET/CT scan cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 74 hospitals publish a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $649.00 to $15,173.00, with a median of $5,905.20. The lowest price is at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center (Mattoon). The highest price is 23.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,905.20, is 33% above the US median of $4,426.00.
- That is 4.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,460.92).
- Illinois ranks 37th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 19 of 74 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. 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 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$649.00Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
Median$5,905.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$15,173.00in Illinois
Lowest saves$5,256.20vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center lowest Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan | $649.00 | $649.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PET SCAN DIAGNOSIS LYMPHOMA | $1,524.00 | $14,026.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Regional Medical Center Marion · Marion-Herrin, IL HC PET W/CT TUMOR IMAGING SKULL TO MID-THIGH | $1,530.75 | $8,056.54 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,621.25 | $6,485.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,621.25 | $6,485.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,621.25 | $6,485.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,621.25 | $6,485.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PET CT Skull Base to Midthigh Subsequent BCE | $1,724.71 | $5,072.67 | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Deaconess Illinois Crossroads Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, IL HC PET W/CT TUMOR IMAGING SKULL TO MID-THIGH | $1,772.44 | $8,056.54 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $1,782.21 | $6,695.00 | Mar 15, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Pet Esophageal Ca Init W/ CT Ac | $2,205.90 | $11,610.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Pet Esophageal Ca Init W/ CT Ac | $2,205.90 | $11,610.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton · St. Louis, MO-IL PET/CT-SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $2,217.00 | $4,434.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PET W/CT TUMR SKULL MID-THIGH | $2,557.10 | $3,653.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Pet Lung Nodule Init W/ CT Ac | $2,670.30 | $11,610.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Rock Island Rock Island · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC NM PET IMAGE W CT SKULL THIGH | $2,893.69 | $3,617.11 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital Anna · Anna, IL HC PET W/CT TUMOR IMAGING SKULL TO MID-THIGH | $2,894.10 | $7,821.88 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon · St. Louis, MO-IL HC PET W/CT TUMR SKULL MID-THIGH | $3,409.92 | $4,736.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Salem Township Hospital Salem · Centralia, IL HC PET CT-SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $3,492.80 | $8,732.00 | Dec 3, 2025 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL PET Lung Cancer | $3,760.20 | $6,267.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL PET/CT Skull Base/Mid Thigh Subsequent TX Plan | $3,760.20 | $6,267.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville · St. Louis, MO-IL PET/CT-SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $4,178.75 | $8,357.50 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PET CT SKULL/THIGH INIT TX | $5,045.00 | $10,090.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PET CT SKULL/THIGH INIT TX | $5,045.00 | $10,090.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PET CT SKULL/THIGH INIT TX | $5,045.00 | $10,090.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PET CT SKULL/THIGH SUBQ TX | $5,045.00 | $10,090.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN NM PET CT SKULL/THIGH | $5,045.00 | $10,090.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PET CT SKULL/THIGH SUBQ TX | $5,045.00 | $10,090.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN NM PET CT SKULL/THIGH | $5,045.00 | $10,090.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN NM PET CT SKULL/THIGH | $5,045.00 | $10,090.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN NM PET CT SKULL/THIGH | $5,045.00 | $10,090.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Crystal Lake Hospital & Medical Center Crystal Lake · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC PET CT TUMOR IMAGING MIDTHIGH | $5,200.22 | $6,933.62 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC PET/CT TUMOR IMAGE,LCL,SKBS-MDTH. | $5,227.20 | $15,840.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland · St. Louis, MO-IL HC PET W/CT TUMR SKULL MID-THIGH | $5,427.36 | $7,538.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Decatur of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Decatur · Decatur, IL HC PET W/CT TUMR SKULL MID-THIGH | $5,556.24 | $7,717.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Fairfield Memorial Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IL PET SCAN - SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $5,832.00 | $7,290.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Pet Image W/CT Skull-Thigh | $5,905.20 | $8,436.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Pet Image W/CT Skull-Thigh | $5,905.20 | $8,436.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kirby Medical Center Monticello · Champaign-Urbana, IL PET/CT TUMOR IMAGING SKULLBASE | $5,940.00 | $9,900.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| St Anthonys Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL HC PET W/CT TUMR SKULL MID-THIGH | $5,942.88 | $8,254.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN NM Pet Chin to Thigh | $6,019.65 | $9,261.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Pet Registry | $6,019.65 | $9,261.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Pet Image W/CT Skull-Thigh | $6,505.10 | $9,293.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Pet Image W/CT Skull-Thigh | $6,563.90 | $9,377.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Pet Image W/CT Skull-Thigh | $6,599.60 | $9,428.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Pet Image W/CT Skull-Thigh | $6,599.60 | $9,428.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Pet Image W/CT Skull-Thigh | $7,096.60 | $10,138.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| County of Clay Flora · Flora, IL HC NM PET/CT SKULL TO MID THIGH | $7,203.00 | $7,203.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Springfield · Springfield, IL HC PET W/CT TUMR SKULL MID-THIGH | $7,351.92 | $10,211.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford · Rockford, IL HC PET CT TUMOR IMAGING MIDTHIGH | $7,967.04 | $10,622.72 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Harrisburg Medical Center Harrisburg · Harrisburg, IL HC Pet/CT Skullbase-Midthigh Tmr | $8,039.20 | $10,049.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Herrin Hospital Herrin · Marion-Herrin, IL HC Pet/CT Skullbase-Midthigh Tmr | $8,039.20 | $10,049.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Carbondale · Carbondale, IL HC Pet/CT Skullbase-Midthigh Tmr | $8,039.20 | $10,049.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro · Carbondale, IL HC Pet/CT Skullbase-Midthigh Tmr | $8,039.20 | $10,049.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Carle BroMenn Medical Center Normal · Bloomington, IL Pet Scan Skull Base to Midthigh | $8,132.00 | $8,132.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL Pet Scan Skull Base to Midthigh | $8,132.00 | $8,132.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan | $8,227.47 | $10,284.34 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Blessing Hospital Quincy · Quincy, IL-MO CHG PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $8,369.23 | $13,948.71 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hb Pet, Initial Stage | $8,828.00 | $8,828.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H PET/CT SKULL TO MID THIGH | $9,169.30 | $13,099.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Pet Imaging Initial Staging Lymphoma | $9,615.00 | $9,615.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Edward Hospital Naperville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC PET W CT FOR ATTENUAT CORR AND ANAT LCLZTN IMG SKULL BASE MID THIGH | $9,770.00 | $9,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC PET W CT FOR ATTENUAT CORR AND ANAT LCLZTN IMG SKULL BASE MID THIGH | $9,770.00 | $9,770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB NM PET CHIN TO THIGH | $10,422.00 | $10,422.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB PET REGISTRY | $10,422.00 | $10,422.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB NM PET CHIN TO THIGH | $10,422.00 | $10,422.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gibson Area Hospital Gibson City · Champaign-Urbana, IL NM PET CT PROSTATE SKULL TO THIGH | $10,643.00 | $10,643.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana · Champaign-Urbana, IL Pet Scan Skull Base to Midthigh | $10,857.00 | $10,857.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Richland Memorial Hospital Olney · Olney, IL Pet Scan Skull Base to Midthigh | $11,498.00 | $11,498.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Carle Health Pekin Hospital Pekin · Peoria, IL Pet Scan Skull Base to Midthigh | $12,411.00 | $12,411.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Illinois Peoria · Peoria, IL Pet Scan Skull Base to Midthigh | $12,411.00 | $12,411.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Proctor Community Hospital Peoria · Peoria, IL Pet Scan Skull Base to Midthigh | $12,411.00 | $12,411.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Vista Medical Center East Waukegan · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PET-IMG /CT SKL-THI | $14,668.20 | $14,668.20 | Mar 31, 2025 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Pet Neuroendo Tumor Imaging | $15,173.00 | $15,173.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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
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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
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 40 | $1,524.00 | $5,213.71 |
| Peoria, IL | 4 | $8,132.00 | $12,411.00 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 4 | $2,217.00 | $3,794.34 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 3 | $5,940.00 | $10,643.00 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $2,893.69 | $3,760.20 |
| Carbondale, IL | 2 | $8,039.20 | $8,039.20 |
| Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 2 | $649.00 | $3,295.94 |
| Marion-Herrin, IL | 2 | $1,530.75 | $4,784.98 |
| Anna, IL | 1 | $2,894.10 | $2,894.10 |
| Bloomington, IL | 1 | $8,132.00 | $8,132.00 |
| Centralia, IL | 1 | $3,492.80 | $3,492.80 |
| Decatur, IL | 1 | $5,556.24 | $5,556.24 |
| Fairfield, IL | 1 | $5,832.00 | $5,832.00 |
| Flora, IL | 1 | $7,203.00 | $7,203.00 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $8,227.47 | $8,227.47 |
| Harrisburg, IL | 1 | $8,039.20 | $8,039.20 |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $1,782.21 | $1,782.21 |
| Mount Vernon, IL | 1 | $1,772.44 | $1,772.44 |
| Olney, IL | 1 | $11,498.00 | $11,498.00 |
| Quincy, IL-MO | 1 | $8,369.23 | $8,369.23 |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $7,967.04 | $7,967.04 |
| Springfield, IL | 1 | $7,351.92 | $7,351.92 |
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
- 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
- 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.