PET/CT scan cost in Washington
In Washington, 34 hospitals publish a cash price for PET/CT scan from the base of the skull to mid-thigh: from $1,979.50 to $11,543.00, with a median of $4,391.15. The lowest price is at Overlake Medical Center & Clinics (Bellevue). The highest price is 5.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,391.15, is about the same as the US median of $4,426.00.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,460.92).
- Washington ranks 27th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 34 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care 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 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,979.50Overlake Medical Center & Clinics
Median$4,391.15half of hospitals charge less
Highest$11,543.00in Washington
Lowest saves$2,411.65vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics lowest Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc Petct Skull Base To Mid-Thigh | $1,979.50 | $3,959.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC PET CT IMG WHOLE BODY | $2,570.49 | $8,912.90 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside · Kennewick-Richland, WA PET CT Skull Base to Midthigh | $2,674.44 | $4,692.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC PET CT IMG WHOLE BODY | $2,710.42 | $8,912.90 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC PET CT IMG WHOLE BODY | $2,713.09 | $8,912.90 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC PET CT IMG WHOLE BODY | $2,740.72 | $8,912.90 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC PET CT IMG WHOLE BODY | $2,920.76 | $8,912.90 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $2,980.80 | $6,210.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $2,980.80 | $6,210.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $2,980.80 | $6,210.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC PET CT IMG WHOLE BODY | $3,272.82 | $8,912.90 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $3,484.00 | $5,360.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC PET/CT SKULL THIGH TUMOR IMAGING | $3,798.60 | $5,844.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $3,926.30 | $5,609.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $4,018.04 | $7,727.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Commonspirit Washington Community Care Silverdale · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA HC PET CT IMG WHOLE BODY | $4,312.07 | $8,912.90 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA PET IMAGE W/CT SKULL-THIGH | $4,382.30 | $6,742.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $4,400.00 | $8,000.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia · Centralia, WA HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $4,472.52 | $8,601.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC Pet W CT Skull Mid Thigh | $4,732.57 | $9,138.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Pet Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh | $4,827.37 | $6,896.24 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $4,894.40 | $6,992.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY FROM SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH WITH CT SCAN | $4,936.75 | $7,595.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA PET CT Skull Base to Midthigh | $5,000.45 | $7,693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with CT scan | $5,094.90 | $5,994.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles · Port Angeles, WA Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh w/CT | $5,172.80 | $6,466.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Pet Imaging CT Attenuation Skull Base Mid-Thigh | $5,778.90 | $6,421.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $5,890.50 | $8,415.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC PET/CT NECK TO MID THIGH | $6,124.80 | $7,656.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY FROM SKULL BASE TO MID-THIGH WITH CT SCAN | $6,291.35 | $9,679.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA TUMORIMAGE PET/CT SKUL-THIGH | $6,400.00 | $8,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $7,681.10 | $10,973.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Pt Skull Base_Midthigh | $9,427.80 | $9,427.80 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC PET IMAGE W CT SKULL MID THIGH | $11,543.00 | $16,490.00 | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 15 | $1,979.50 | $2,980.80 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 3 | $2,674.44 | $3,926.30 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 3 | $4,894.40 | $7,681.10 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $3,484.00 | $4,804.40 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $3,798.60 | $4,367.68 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $4,382.30 | $4,382.30 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1 | $4,312.07 | $4,312.07 |
| Centralia, WA | 1 | $4,472.52 | $4,472.52 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $6,291.35 | $6,291.35 |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $5,172.80 | $5,172.80 |
| Pullman, WA | 1 | $5,094.90 | $5,094.90 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $5,890.50 | $5,890.50 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $5,778.90 | $5,778.90 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $5,000.45 | $5,000.45 |
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$3,087.40
- 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$4,138.00
- 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
- West Virginia$3,362.75
- Wisconsin$4,245.00
- Wyoming$7,654.00, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.