PET/CT Scan, Skull Base to Mid-Thigh

Delaware rates for HCPCS 78815

A scan that combines PET, which shows how active tissue is after an injection of a radioactive sugar tracer, with a CT taken in the same session to pin down exactly where that activity sits. It covers the body from the base of the skull down to the middle of the thighs, the region examined in most cancer staging and follow-up. You fast beforehand, rest quietly while the tracer is taken up, then spend around half an hour in the scanner.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does PET/CT Scan, Skull Base to Mid-Thigh cost?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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 by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$1,380	$1,000 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$1,622	$1,000 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $309 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $525 to $2,630

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1,000.00 Median $1,000.00 Typical High $2,630.27	Facility	None	$1,000.00	$1,000.00	$2,630.27
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1,000.00 Median $1,288.25 Typical High $2,187.76	Professional	None	$1,000.00	$1,288.25	$2,187.76
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1,445.44 Median $1,445.44 Typical High $1,445.44	Facility	None	$1,445.44	$1,445.44	$1,445.44
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $338.84 Median $812.83 Typical High $1,778.28	Professional	None	$338.84	$812.83	$1,778.28
Highmark BCBS Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $309.03 Median $3,981.07 Typical High $9,772.37	Facility	None	$309.03	$3,981.07	$9,772.37
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1,318.26 Median $2,137.96 Typical High $3,548.13	Professional	None	$1,318.26	$2,137.96	$3,548.13

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 21.9 times more in Minnesota 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.

Delaware· 40th of 51

$1,514

MN $4,786WA $219

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.