ECT cost in Allentown, PA — inpatient
In Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, 7 hospitals list a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session as an inpatient: from $1,596.92 to $1,596.92, with a median of $1,596.92. The lowest listed price is at St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus and 6 other hospitals. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,262.40 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 4 cities for code 90870, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Feb 27, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus lowest Bethlehem, PA · (484) 526-4000 HB ECT IN OR | $1,596.92 | $1,924.00 | $499.28–$541.03 | 17% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus lowest Allentown, PA HB ECT IN OR | $1,596.92 | $1,924.00 | $499.28–$541.03 | 17% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus lowest Lehighton, PA HB ECT IN OR | $1,596.92 | $1,924.00 | $499.28–$831.38 | 17% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus lowest Allentown, PA HB ECT IN OR | $1,596.92 | $1,924.00 | $499.28–$831.38 | 17% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus lowest Easton, PA HB ECT IN OR | $1,596.92 | $1,924.00 | $499.28–$541.03 | 17% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus lowest Easton, PA · (610) 250-4076 HB ECT IN OR | $1,596.92 | $1,924.00 | $499.28–$541.03 | 17% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus lowest Lehighton, PA · (610) 377-7001 HB ECT IN OR | $1,596.92 | $1,924.00 | $499.28–$541.03 | 17% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,596.92, median $1,596.92, highest $1,596.92.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $1,596.92 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
ECT treats severe depression with a brief electric current to the brain under anesthesia.
What the price covers
The price is for one session or evaluation.