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PET Scan From Skull Base to Mid-Thigh

Idaho rates for HCPCS 78812

A small amount of a radioactive tracer is given through a vein, and a scanner then maps where in the body it collects. Areas of unusually high activity, such as many cancers, show up as bright spots. The imaging covers the body from the base of the skull down to the middle of the thighs, the region where most cancers are found or spread to.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does PET Scan From Skull Base to Mid-Thigh cost?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,479$562 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$2,291 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $5,370Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $145 to $2,291
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,631professional $1,479

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
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,288.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,884.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,737.80
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,495.41
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 16.2 times more in Nebraska than in Washington. 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.

Idaho· 15th of 51

$1,950

NE $3,236WA $200

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.