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Whole Body Pet Scan

New York rates for HCPCS 78813

A scan that maps how actively tissues are using a radioactive tracer given by injection, covering the body from head to feet. Areas of unusually high activity show up as bright spots, which can indicate cancer or other disease. This version is the tracer scan alone, without a computed tomography scan taken at the same time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Whole Body Pet Scan cost?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,349$1,202 to $1,622
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$1,072 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $5,623Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,884
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $1,349

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
$1,000.00
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,454.71
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,548.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,370.32
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,388.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,949.84
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$112.20
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,819.70
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,380.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,235.94
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,019.95
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,691.53
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,949.84
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$112.20
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,819.70
1 more rate 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
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33

Where New York 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.

New York· 45th of 51

$1,349

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.