# CPT 78812: PET imaging, skull base to mid-thigh

Medicare CPT 78812 pays $86.51 in a non-facility setting and $86.51 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $82.13 in Arkansas to $117.90 in Alaska, a 44% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78812-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $86.51 |
| National facility | $86.51 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $117.90 | $117.90 |
| District of Columbia | $93.93 | $93.93 |
| New York | $92.96 | $92.96 |
| New Jersey | $92.60 | $92.60 |
| California | $91.18 | $91.18 |
| Washington | $90.75 | $90.75 |
| Massachusetts | $90.39 | $90.39 |
| Connecticut | $89.99 | $89.99 |
| Florida | $89.42 | $89.42 |
| Illinois | $88.77 | $88.77 |
| Maryland | $88.44 | $88.44 |
| Hawaii | $88.08 | $88.08 |
| Rhode Island | $88.06 | $88.06 |
| Colorado | $87.93 | $87.93 |
| Oregon | $87.29 | $87.29 |
| New Hampshire | $86.98 | $86.98 |
| Pennsylvania | $86.85 | $86.85 |
| Puerto Rico | $86.69 | $86.69 |
| Virgin Islands | $86.69 | $86.69 |
| Montana | $86.50 | $86.50 |
| Michigan | $86.47 | $86.47 |
| Texas | $86.32 | $86.32 |
| Delaware | $86.27 | $86.27 |
| Georgia | $86.24 | $86.24 |
| Nevada | $86.03 | $86.03 |
| Wyoming | $85.73 | $85.73 |
| Arizona | $85.43 | $85.43 |
| New Mexico | $85.39 | $85.39 |
| Virginia | $85.27 | $85.27 |
| West Virginia | $85.09 | $85.09 |
| Minnesota | $84.99 | $84.99 |
| Utah | $84.96 | $84.96 |
| Louisiana | $84.85 | $84.85 |
| Vermont | $84.82 | $84.82 |
| Missouri | $84.76 | $84.76 |
| Ohio | $84.73 | $84.73 |
| North Dakota | $84.72 | $84.72 |
| South Dakota | $84.51 | $84.51 |
| South Carolina | $84.48 | $84.48 |
| Maine | $84.47 | $84.47 |
| North Carolina | $84.04 | $84.04 |
| Kentucky | $83.95 | $83.95 |
| Oklahoma | $83.62 | $83.62 |
| Wisconsin | $83.56 | $83.56 |
| Indiana | $83.45 | $83.45 |
| Idaho | $83.27 | $83.27 |
| Tennessee | $83.23 | $83.23 |
| Nebraska | $83.04 | $83.04 |
| Kansas | $83.03 | $83.03 |
| Iowa | $82.94 | $82.94 |
| Mississippi | $82.85 | $82.85 |
| Alabama | $82.62 | $82.62 |
| Arkansas | $82.13 | $82.13 |

## 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 78812 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