# CPT 78811: PET imaging, limited area

Medicare CPT 78811 pays $68.81 in a non-facility setting and $68.81 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $65.36 in Arkansas to $93.87 in Alaska, a 44% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78811-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $68.81 |
| National facility | $68.81 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $93.87 | $93.87 |
| District of Columbia | $74.69 | $74.69 |
| New York | $73.91 | $73.91 |
| New Jersey | $73.64 | $73.64 |
| California | $72.53 | $72.53 |
| Washington | $72.19 | $72.19 |
| Massachusetts | $71.89 | $71.89 |
| Connecticut | $71.56 | $71.56 |
| Florida | $71.07 | $71.07 |
| Illinois | $70.56 | $70.56 |
| Maryland | $70.34 | $70.34 |
| Hawaii | $70.06 | $70.06 |
| Rhode Island | $70.05 | $70.05 |
| Colorado | $69.94 | $69.94 |
| Oregon | $69.44 | $69.44 |
| New Hampshire | $69.18 | $69.18 |
| Pennsylvania | $69.09 | $69.09 |
| Puerto Rico | $68.95 | $68.95 |
| Virgin Islands | $68.95 | $68.95 |
| Montana | $68.80 | $68.80 |
| Michigan | $68.76 | $68.76 |
| Texas | $68.66 | $68.66 |
| Delaware | $68.62 | $68.62 |
| Georgia | $68.59 | $68.59 |
| Nevada | $68.43 | $68.43 |
| Wyoming | $68.20 | $68.20 |
| Arizona | $67.96 | $67.96 |
| New Mexico | $67.92 | $67.92 |
| Virginia | $67.84 | $67.84 |
| West Virginia | $67.67 | $67.67 |
| Minnesota | $67.63 | $67.63 |
| Utah | $67.59 | $67.59 |
| Louisiana | $67.50 | $67.50 |
| Vermont | $67.49 | $67.49 |
| Missouri | $67.42 | $67.42 |
| North Dakota | $67.42 | $67.42 |
| Ohio | $67.40 | $67.40 |
| South Dakota | $67.25 | $67.25 |
| Maine | $67.21 | $67.21 |
| South Carolina | $67.21 | $67.21 |
| North Carolina | $66.87 | $66.87 |
| Kentucky | $66.79 | $66.79 |
| Oklahoma | $66.53 | $66.53 |
| Wisconsin | $66.50 | $66.50 |
| Indiana | $66.41 | $66.41 |
| Idaho | $66.26 | $66.26 |
| Tennessee | $66.23 | $66.23 |
| Nebraska | $66.09 | $66.09 |
| Kansas | $66.07 | $66.07 |
| Iowa | $66.00 | $66.00 |
| Mississippi | $65.92 | $65.92 |
| Alabama | $65.75 | $65.75 |
| Arkansas | $65.36 | $65.36 |

## Related codes

- 78012: Thyroid uptake, single or multiple quantification — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78012-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78013: Thyroid imaging, with or without uptake — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78013-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78014: Thyroid imaging, with uptake and stimulation/suppression — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78014-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78015: Thyroid carcinoma metastases imaging, limited area — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78015-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78070: Parathyroid planar imaging — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78070-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78075: Adrenal imaging, cortex and/or medulla — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78075-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78102: Bone marrow imaging, limited area — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78102-cpt-fee-schedule
- 78185: Spleen imaging — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78185-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 78811 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules