# CPT 78815: PET imaging with concurrent CT, skull base to mid-thigh

Medicare CPT 78815 pays $109.55 in a non-facility setting and $109.55 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $103.94 in Arkansas to $149.20 in Alaska, a 44% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78815-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Hematology & Oncology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $109.55 |
| National facility | $109.55 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $149.20 | $149.20 |
| District of Columbia | $118.94 | $118.94 |
| New York | $117.78 | $117.78 |
| New Jersey | $117.26 | $117.26 |
| California | $115.34 | $115.34 |
| Washington | $114.86 | $114.86 |
| Massachusetts | $114.41 | $114.41 |
| Connecticut | $113.99 | $113.99 |
| Florida | $113.43 | $113.43 |
| Illinois | $112.60 | $112.60 |
| Maryland | $112.01 | $112.01 |
| Rhode Island | $111.49 | $111.49 |
| Hawaii | $111.44 | $111.44 |
| Colorado | $111.30 | $111.30 |
| Oregon | $110.48 | $110.48 |
| New Hampshire | $110.12 | $110.12 |
| Pennsylvania | $110.02 | $110.02 |
| Puerto Rico | $109.78 | $109.78 |
| Virgin Islands | $109.78 | $109.78 |
| Michigan | $109.60 | $109.60 |
| Montana | $109.55 | $109.55 |
| Texas | $109.31 | $109.31 |
| Georgia | $109.27 | $109.27 |
| Delaware | $109.23 | $109.23 |
| Nevada | $108.91 | $108.91 |
| Wyoming | $108.51 | $108.51 |
| New Mexico | $108.20 | $108.20 |
| Arizona | $108.17 | $108.17 |
| Virginia | $107.93 | $107.93 |
| West Virginia | $107.87 | $107.87 |
| Utah | $107.58 | $107.58 |
| Minnesota | $107.49 | $107.49 |
| Louisiana | $107.48 | $107.48 |
| Missouri | $107.35 | $107.35 |
| Ohio | $107.32 | $107.32 |
| Vermont | $107.31 | $107.31 |
| North Dakota | $107.17 | $107.17 |
| South Carolina | $106.97 | $106.97 |
| Maine | $106.90 | $106.90 |
| South Dakota | $106.89 | $106.89 |
| North Carolina | $106.36 | $106.36 |
| Kentucky | $106.32 | $106.32 |
| Oklahoma | $105.87 | $105.87 |
| Wisconsin | $105.69 | $105.69 |
| Indiana | $105.59 | $105.59 |
| Idaho | $105.36 | $105.36 |
| Tennessee | $105.33 | $105.33 |
| Kansas | $105.07 | $105.07 |
| Nebraska | $105.06 | $105.06 |
| Iowa | $104.92 | $104.92 |
| Mississippi | $104.89 | $104.89 |
| Alabama | $104.56 | $104.56 |
| Arkansas | $103.94 | $103.94 |

## 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 78815 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