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PET/CT Scan, Skull Base to Mid-Thigh

Vermont 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.

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th–90th $724$7240%50%100%$724Professionalmedian $155 · 10th–90th $126$3310%20%10th90th$155$200.0$500.0

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$295.12