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PET Scan From Skull Base to Mid-Thigh

Vermont 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?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $2,630.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,388
$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $1,698

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 25th of 51

$1,698

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.