CPT 78609
Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Brain imaging, positron emission tomography (PET); perfusion evaluation
Prices here combine facility and professional fees. See them separately →Experimental
Low
$0
Average
$7.1k
Median
$2.4k
High
$1276.4k
Showing only prices reported under the case rate methodology. Choose another in the filter below to change the chart. 283 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 81.0× the 10th. Each bar is a price range and its height is how many hospitals fall in it. Hover a bar, or a row in the ladder, for details.
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Reflects a negotiated flat case rate paid per episode of care, rather than itemized charges.
| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery CHRISTIANSBURG, VA | $7.2k | $7.2k | $1.6k | 22% | — | $5.7k – $8.8k |
| 2 | USA Health University Hospital Mobile, AL | $71 | $192 | $298 | 156% | — | $70 – $1k |
| 3 | Hca Florida West Hospital PENSACOLA, FL | $5.0k | $5.0k | $233 | 5% | — | $4.7k – $5.2k |
| 4 | Hca Healthone Northeast Er THORNTON, CO | $3.0k | $3.0k | $512 | 17% | — | $2.4k – $3.7k |
| 5 | Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital HurstEulessBedford Bedford, TX | $75 | $75 | $3 | 4% | — | $71 – $81 |
| 6 | Hca Florida Gulf Coast Hospital PANAMA CITY, FL | $5.2k | $8.3k | $4.7k | 57% | — | $4.7k – $15k |
| 7 | Baptist Medical Center of the Beaches, INC Beach, FL | $995 | $1.0k | $65 | 7% | — | $905 – $1.1k |
| 8 | Hca Florida Twin Cities Hospital NICEVILLE, FL | $5.0k | $5.0k | $233 | 5% | — | $4.7k – $5.2k |
| 9 | Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD | $70 | $69 | $2 | 3% | — | $65 – $71 |
| 10 | The Queens Medical Center Ewa Beach, HI | $5.2k | $4.6k | $2.2k | 48% | — | $258 – $6.3k |
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