ECT cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 8 hospitals list a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session: from $473.67 to $698.32, with a median of $698.32. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton — $224.65 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $1,052.70 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 7 cities for code 90870, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 3, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton lowest Austin, TX ECT THERAPY/TREATMNT | $473.67 | $1,315.75 | $110.54–$383.10 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton lowest Austin, TX ECT THERAPY/TREATMNT | $473.67 | $1,315.75 | $110.54–$383.10 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton lowest Austin, TX ECT THERAPY/TREATMNT | $473.67 | $1,315.75 | $110.54–$383.10 | 64% | — source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE TREATMENT | $698.32 | $1,163.86 | $640.12–$905.78 | 40% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC ELECTRIC SHOCK THERAPY | $698.32 | $1,163.86 | $221.13–$1,327.77 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE TREATMENT | $698.32 | $1,163.86 | $221.13–$1,327.77 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC ELECTRIC SHOCK THERAPY | $698.32 | $1,163.86 | $128.02–$1,423.37 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE TREATMENT | $698.32 | $1,163.86 | $128.02–$1,423.37 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC ELECTRIC SHOCK THERAPY | $698.32 | $1,163.86 | $221.13–$1,423.37 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE TREATMENT | $698.32 | $1,163.86 | $221.13–$1,423.37 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC ELECTRIC SHOCK THERAPY | $698.32 | $1,163.86 | $139.66–$1,423.37 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE TREATMENT | $698.32 | $1,163.86 | $139.66–$1,423.37 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC ELECTRIC SHOCK THERAPY | $698.32 | $1,163.86 | $232.77–$1,423.37 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC ELECTRIC SHOCK THERAPY | $698.32 | $1,163.86 | $232.77–$1,423.37 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE TREATMENT | $698.32 | $1,163.86 | $232.77–$1,423.37 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE TREATMENT | $698.32 | $1,163.86 | $232.77–$1,423.37 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC ELECTRIC SHOCK THERAPY | $698.32 | $1,163.86 | $640.12–$905.78 | 40% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $473.67, median $698.32, highest $698.32 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $698.32. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 8 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.