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PET Scan Combined With CT

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 78814

Combines two scans in one session: a PET study, which shows how chemically active tissue is after a small dose of radioactive tracer, and a CT taken at the same time, which shows detailed anatomy. Overlaying them pinpoints exactly where any unusual activity sits. It is most often used to find and follow cancer, and to judge whether treatment is working.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does PET Scan Combined With CT 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 $1,905 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$1,905$1,549 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$2,344 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $3,802Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $224 to $2,188
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,090professional $1,905

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
$186.21
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,862.09
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
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 16.6 times more in Alaska 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· 21st of 51

$1,905

AK $3,388WA $204

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.