PET/CT scan cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 48 hospitals publish a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $1,268.59 to $7,870.35, with a median of $2,782.85. The lowest price is at Riverwood Healthcare Center (Aitkin). The highest price is 6.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,782.85, is 37% below the US median of $4,426.00.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,460.92).
- Minnesota ranks 6th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 48 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,268.59Riverwood Healthcare Center
Median$2,782.85half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,870.35in Minnesota
Lowest saves$1,514.26vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverwood Healthcare Center lowest Aitkin · Aitkin, MN PET IMAGING CT ATTENUATION SKULL BASE MID-THIGH | $1,268.59 | $2,265.33 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Pet/CT Standard Body Study | $1,708.00 | $4,085.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC PET W CT ATTENUATION, SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $1,810.92 | $4,516.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG RAD PET CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH SUBSEQUENT TREAT | $1,899.10 | $2,713.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC PET W CT ATTENUATION, SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $1,919.30 | $4,516.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN PET Scan; skull or thigh | $1,955.46 | $4,251.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Nuclear medicine study with CT imaging skull base to mid-thigh | $2,335.14 | $4,431.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Nuclear medicine study with CT imaging skull base to mid-thigh | $2,335.14 | $4,431.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI PET Scan; skull or thigh | $2,446.60 | $9,410.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC PET W CT ATTENUATION, SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $2,499.04 | $6,232.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC PET W CT ATTENUATION, SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $2,499.04 | $6,232.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC PET W CT ATTENUATION, SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $2,499.04 | $6,232.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC PET W CT ATTENUATION, SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $2,499.04 | $6,232.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC PET W CT ATTENUATION, SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $2,499.84 | $6,233.99 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $2,499.84 | $6,233.99 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN PET Scan; skull or thigh | $2,515.03 | $4,123.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG RAD PET CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH INITIAL TR | $2,554.78 | $4,562.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD PET CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH SUBSEQUENT | $2,554.78 | $4,562.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD PET CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH INITIAL TR | $2,554.78 | $4,562.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG RAD PET CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH INITIAL TR | $2,554.78 | $4,562.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN HCHG RAD PET CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH INITIAL TREAT | $2,555.44 | $7,516.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC PET W CT ATTENUATION, SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $2,640.43 | $6,212.77 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC PET W CT ATTENUATION, SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $2,648.60 | $6,232.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI PET Scan; skull or thigh | $2,752.36 | $10,586.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG RAD PET CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH SUBSEQUENT | $2,813.33 | $5,023.80 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD PET CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH INITIAL TR | $2,851.58 | $5,940.80 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD PET CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH INITIAL TR | $2,851.58 | $5,940.80 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD PET CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH INITIAL TR | $2,851.58 | $5,940.80 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 78815 PET/CT;SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH | $2,946.95 | $4,839.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI PET Scan; skull or thigh | $3,100.97 | $8,381.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC PET/CT SKULL-MID THIGH TC | $3,206.56 | $5,726.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan | $3,269.26 | $5,273.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN NM Pet CT Prostate Subsequent | $3,668.94 | $5,081.64 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN PET/CT SKULL-MID THIGH TC | $3,961.28 | $5,886.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN NM PET CT WHOLE BODY SCAN | $4,179.48 | $7,206.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan | $4,312.10 | $6,634.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI PET/CT - SKULL BASE/MID THIGH | $4,401.28 | $6,877.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN PET CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $4,440.33 | $5,766.66 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN PET CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $4,760.00 | $7,000.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Pet Imaging W/CT Skull to Mid-Thigh | $5,202.27 | $9,563.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan | $5,216.64 | $5,928.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN PET CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $5,398.35 | $6,351.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI PET W/CT SKULL THRU THIGH | $6,128.00 | $6,128.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan | $6,428.93 | $7,653.49 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington · Worthington, MN PET CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $6,522.60 | $8,153.25 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN PET CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $6,978.40 | $8,723.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN PET CT SKULL BASE TO MID THIGH | $7,007.20 | $8,759.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Pet Imaging W/CT Skull to Mid-Thigh | $7,870.35 | $9,563.00 | 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 19 | $1,810.92 | $2,499.84 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 3 | $2,640.43 | $4,401.28 |
| Aitkin, MN | 2 | $1,268.59 | $2,237.58 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $2,555.44 | $3,258.36 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $1,708.00 | $2,131.39 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $4,179.48 | $4,179.48 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $6,978.40 | $6,978.40 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $4,312.10 | $4,312.10 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $6,428.93 | $6,428.93 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $1,919.30 | $1,919.30 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $1,955.46 | $1,955.46 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $4,440.33 | $4,440.33 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $1,899.10 | $1,899.10 |
| New Ulm, MN | 1 | $2,813.33 | $2,813.33 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $2,515.03 | $2,515.03 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $5,398.35 | $5,398.35 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $2,554.78 | $2,554.78 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $5,216.64 | $5,216.64 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $2,946.95 | $2,946.95 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $3,269.26 | $3,269.26 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $7,007.20 | $7,007.20 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $7,870.35 | $7,870.35 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $3,668.94 | $3,668.94 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $4,760.00 | $4,760.00 |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $6,522.60 | $6,522.60 |
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
- 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
- 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.