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Whole-Body PET/CT Scan

Maine rates for HCPCS 78816

A scan combining PET, which shows how active tissue is after an injection of a radioactive sugar tracer, with a CT taken in the same session to show exactly where that activity is. This version covers the whole body from head to feet, used when disease could involve areas outside the trunk such as the limbs or the scalp. More of the body is imaged, so the scan takes longer than one limited to the trunk.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Whole-Body PET/CT Scan cost?

$1,862

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,862 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,862$1,445 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$1,000 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $8,710Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,951
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,169professional $1,862

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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,709.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,862.09
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,388.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$223.87
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,344.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$263.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 24th of 51

$1,862

MN $4,571WA $209

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.