# CPT 78816: PET imaging with concurrent CT, whole body

Medicare CPT 78816 pays $111.22 in a non-facility setting and $111.22 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $105.65 in Arkansas to $151.85 in Alaska, a 44% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/78816-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology
Billed by: Hematology & Oncology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $111.22 |
| National facility | $111.22 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $151.85 | $151.85 |
| District of Columbia | $120.66 | $120.66 |
| New York | $119.50 | $119.50 |
| New Jersey | $119.00 | $119.00 |
| California | $117.03 | $117.03 |
| Washington | $116.55 | $116.55 |
| Massachusetts | $116.10 | $116.10 |
| Connecticut | $115.68 | $115.68 |
| Florida | $115.11 | $115.11 |
| Illinois | $114.29 | $114.29 |
| Maryland | $113.69 | $113.69 |
| Rhode Island | $113.19 | $113.19 |
| Hawaii | $113.06 | $113.06 |
| Colorado | $112.97 | $112.97 |
| Oregon | $112.15 | $112.15 |
| New Hampshire | $111.78 | $111.78 |
| Pennsylvania | $111.71 | $111.71 |
| Puerto Rico | $111.45 | $111.45 |
| Virgin Islands | $111.45 | $111.45 |
| Michigan | $111.29 | $111.29 |
| Montana | $111.22 | $111.22 |
| Texas | $110.99 | $110.99 |
| Georgia | $110.96 | $110.96 |
| Delaware | $110.92 | $110.92 |
| Nevada | $110.58 | $110.58 |
| Wyoming | $110.18 | $110.18 |
| New Mexico | $109.90 | $109.90 |
| Arizona | $109.85 | $109.85 |
| Virginia | $109.61 | $109.61 |
| West Virginia | $109.58 | $109.58 |
| Utah | $109.27 | $109.27 |
| Louisiana | $109.18 | $109.18 |
| Minnesota | $109.15 | $109.15 |
| Missouri | $109.04 | $109.04 |
| Ohio | $109.02 | $109.02 |
| Vermont | $108.99 | $108.99 |
| North Dakota | $108.84 | $108.84 |
| South Carolina | $108.67 | $108.67 |
| Maine | $108.58 | $108.58 |
| South Dakota | $108.56 | $108.56 |
| North Carolina | $108.05 | $108.05 |
| Kentucky | $108.03 | $108.03 |
| Oklahoma | $107.58 | $107.58 |
| Wisconsin | $107.37 | $107.37 |
| Indiana | $107.29 | $107.29 |
| Idaho | $107.06 | $107.06 |
| Tennessee | $107.03 | $107.03 |
| Kansas | $106.77 | $106.77 |
| Nebraska | $106.75 | $106.75 |
| Iowa | $106.62 | $106.62 |
| Mississippi | $106.60 | $106.60 |
| Alabama | $106.27 | $106.27 |
| Arkansas | $105.65 | $105.65 |

## 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 78816 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