US Health Care Costs

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

CPT 90870 · Therapy and mental health · hospital facility charge

At the 100 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $1,181, and most charge between $588 and $3,058 (the middle 80%; price files contain errors, so the extremes are left out). Pick a state to compare its hospitals.

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$1,181typical cash price
$965typical commercial insurer rate
$2,101typical list price
100hospitals in 27 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWIVTNHWAIDMTNDMN$206IL$972MI$1.2kNY$720MA$1.0kORNVWYSDIA$1.4kIN$882OH$1.0kPA$1.3kNJ$675CTRICA$2.0kUTCONEMO$1.3kKY$1.4kWVVA$795MDDEAZ$2.7kNMKSARTNNC$1.8kSC$2.0kDCOK$731LAMSAL$977GA$2.2kHITX$3.1kFL$1.4kPR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$977$977$977$479
Arizona1$2,708$2,708$2,708$1,322
California8$2,041$562$7,545$1,712
Delaware1–––$3,988
Florida8$1,445$733$7,296$951
Georgia3$2,152$1,235$4,517$1,662
Iowa1$1,378$1,378$1,378$1,719
Illinois5$972$555$1,176$771
Indiana1$882$882$882$1,263
Kentucky2$1,403$675$2,131$1,564
Massachusetts2$1,029$890$1,169$812
Michigan3$1,181$1,181$1,181$978
Minnesota1$206$206$206$688
Missouri3$1,300$1,262$1,367$1,375
North Carolina4$1,805$404$1,805$1,268
New Jersey8$675$587$1,111$904
Nevada1–––$258
New York1$720$720$720$394
Ohio5$1,035$475$3,064$1,665
Oklahoma1$731$731$731$1,363
Pennsylvania7$1,262$1,143$1,597$1,103
South Carolina3$2,024$2,024$2,024$869
Tennessee1–––$1,779
Texas19$3,058$1,864$3,058$539
Utah2–––$465
Virginia6$795$795$6,280$2,813
Washington2–––$1,775
100 hospitals so far: only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed, and more are added every night. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) cost at a hospital?

At 69 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is $1,181, and most charge between $588 and $3,058. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $965. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?

At 25 of the 55 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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