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PET/CT Scan, Skull Base to Mid-Thigh

Tennessee 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 July 2026.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $200 to $955Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $115 to $389
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $525professional $229

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$380.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$257.04
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47