Our Pricing
PET/CT Billed Charges
Rising healthcare costs force 1-in-3 Americans to delay or skip care due to affordability concerns.
NCPIC is here to help, offering PET/CT imaging with billed charges that may be up to 80% lower than hospital-based care.
How we do it
Northern California PET Imaging Center is a nonprofit, outpatient healthcare organization specializing exclusively in PET/CT imaging. Unlike hospital providers with higher overhead, NCPIC operates independently – allowing greater efficiency and the potential for 40–80% lower billed charges for equivalent (or superior) PET/CT imaging services.
Does lower rates mean inferior technology?
Absolutely not! NCPIC has been pioneering molecular PET imaging since 1992 and provides top-tier medical imaging for our referring care teams and patients. For example, NCPIC continues to invest in and lead the adoption of modern digital PET/CT technology – enabling faster exam times, lower FDG dose requirements, grain-of-rice resolution. We also use advanced 80- or 160-slice CT imaging to improve diagnostic quality.
95% Positive Patient Recommend Rate
NCPIC is nationally recognized for its expertise and compassionate care. To date, we have performed more than 75,000 exams across oncology, neurology, and research, earning a high level of patient trust. NCPIC tracks patient experience through a comment card program, with more than 95% of respondents rating their experience as “excellent” and stating “they would recommend” NCPIC to family and friends.
Call us to schedule
If you need rapid PET/CT imaging access, Northern California PET Imaging Center (NCPIC) can help. Our streamlined process supports your clinical needs and timelines to ensure compliance with patient access and/or governmental scheduling requirements.
Call our Patient Access Coordinators at (916) 737-3211 for cost estimates or any insurance-related questions.
Cost Case Study: Site-of-Care Cost Comparison
Case Study Background
A 2025 case study compares billed charges and allowed amounts for a commercially insured PPO member at two care settings: NCPIC and a high-cost hospital in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Insurance Summary
The patient was covered by an employer-sponsored PPO plan, with a 35% coinsurance, and had not met the deductible at the time of imaging selection.
Findings
NCPIC resulted in approximately $4,000 in patient out-of-pocket savings and approximately $14,500 in insurance payer savings for a routine PET/CT exam, verses the high-cost hospital.
Technology Note
NCPIC exclusively uses modern digital PET/CT imaging technology that is clinically equivalent, or superior to, PET/CT technology potentially used in the high-cost settings.
Insurance Savings (2025)
High-Cost Hospital (Bay Area)
NCPIC
Patient Costs Compared
High-Cost Hospital (Bay Area)
NCPIC
Savings Summary
By selecting Northern California PET Imaging Center – versus a high-cost hospital in the Bay Area – a commercially insured PPO member with 35% coinsurance would have:
- Reduced billed charges by $17,570
- Lowered insurer allowed amounts by $14,786
- Reduced patient out-of-pocket costs by approximately $4,000
Locations
Sacramento
Rocklin