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Costs · Imaging · PET/CT scan · Dallas · codes 78815, 78816

How much does a PET/CT scan cost in Dallas?

Whole-body PET scan combined with CT — most often used in cancer staging. Below: the rates insurers have actually negotiated with 47 Dallas-area hospitals, and the cash (self-pay) prices where published — from the hospitals' own federally required price files.

$1,489
lowest median negotiated rate
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne
$9,684
highest (adult hospitals)
Medical City McKinney
6.5×
price spread
same procedure, same metro
Median negotiated rate per hospital · sorted low → high · hover a bar for the full receipt
cash (self-pay) price
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* Specialty hospital (pediatric or cancer center) — rates reflect specialty case mix. † Median based on fewer than 3 published rates — treat as indicative. Bars show the median dollar-denominated commercial negotiated rate; hospitals sharing a health-system contract show similar rates.
SOURCE: standard-charges files from 47 hospitals · file dates 2026-01-01 → 2026-06-29 · retrieved 2026-08-08
Paying cash can beat using insurance. At Medical City Lewisville, the self-pay price is $4 — less than the $2,291 median commercial-insurer rate. If you haven't met your deductible, ask for the cash rate.