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Brain PET Scan of Energy Use

Illinois rates for HCPCS 78608

A scan that shows how actively different parts of the brain are using energy. A small amount of a radioactive tracer is given by vein, and a scanner maps where the brain takes it up, producing images of areas that are more or less active than normal. It is used in the assessment of conditions such as memory disorders and seizures.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Brain PET Scan of Energy Use cost?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,380$145 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,660 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $575 to $15,488Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $105 to $2,512
$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $1,380

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$19,498.45
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,071.52
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,248.07
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$302.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,011.87
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,041.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,630.27
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Nebraska than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Illinois· 21st of 51

$1,660

NE $3,162MT $871

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.