Scans and imaging CPT 78815 New Mexico Outpatient

PET/CT scan cost in New Mexico

In New Mexico, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $1,446.40 to $5,826.45, with a median of $3,049.40. The lowest price is at Carlsbad Medical Center (Carlsbad). The highest price is 4.0× the lowest.

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 Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$1,446.40Carlsbad Medical Center
Median$3,049.40half pay less
Highest$5,826.45in New Mexico
Lowest saves$1,603.00vs the median

Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Carlsbad Medical Center lowest Carlsbad · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM PET-IMG /CT SKL-THI $1,446.40 $14,464.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell · Roswell, NM PET w CT Scan Skull Base to Midthigh Scan $1,844.01 $8,781.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM PET-IMG /CT SKL-THI $1,870.29 $6,927.00 Apr 1, 2026
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San Juan Regional Medical Center Farmington · Farmington, NM Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan $4,228.50 $8,457.00 Jun 9, 2026
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Artesia General Hospital Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM PET CT SKULL TO THIGH $5,157.60 $8,596.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Positron emission tomography (PET) with concurrently acquired computed tomography (CT) for attenuation correction and anatomical localization imaging; skull base to mid-thigh $5,826.45 $9,710.75 —
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Carlsbad-Artesia, NM 2 $1,446.40 $3,302.00
Las Cruces, NM 2 $1,870.29 $3,848.37
Farmington, NM 1 $4,228.50 $4,228.50
Roswell, NM 1 $1,844.01 $1,844.01

What it is

A PET/CT scan combines a PET scan, which shows how active cells are after a tracer is injected, with a CT scan that shows anatomy. This code covers the usual area from the base of the skull to mid-thigh. It is mostly used to find, stage and follow cancer.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the combined scan. The radioactive tracer is often billed separately, as is the radiologist's or nuclear medicine doctor's reading.

PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.