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Whole Body Pet Scan

Rhode Island 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?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,862 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,862$1,549 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$2,344 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $3,802Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $204 to $2,138
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,090professional $1,862

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
$1,479.11
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 16th of 51

$1,905

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.