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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 October 2026.

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

$3,388

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,905 from a physician practice, and about $8,318 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$1,380 to $3,388
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,318$8,318 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $5,754 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $4,467
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $8,318professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 5th of 51

$3,388

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.