ECT cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 28 hospitals list a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session: from $150.86 to $2,782.98, with a median of $844.33. The lowest listed price is at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital — $693.47 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $904.50 at 40 hospitals.
- The median here, $844.33, is 21% below the US median of $1,074.00.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($877.34).
- 9 of 28 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 28 facilities across 20 cities for code 90870, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 9, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Nov 6, 2026.
Lowest$150.86Gottlieb Memorial Hospital + 1 more
Median$844.33half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,782.98in this market
Difference18.4×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
median
Lowest $150.86Highest $2,782.98
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital lowest Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Ect Procedure File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $150.86 | $794.00 | $238.99–$579.62 | 81% |
| MacNeal Hospital lowest Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Ect Procedure File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $150.86 | $794.00 | $150.86–$1,099.69 | 81% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-ELECTROCONVULSIVE THER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $180.60 | $258.00 | $126.75–$206.40 | 30% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Ect Procedure File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $182.62 | $794.00 | $275.52–$836.88 | 77% |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $321.42 | $974.00 | $306.90–$897.00 | 67% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Electroconvulsive Therapy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $555.10 | $793.00 | $153.84–$1,978.00 | 30% |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $825.00 | $1,650.00 | $650.10–$1,766.86 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $825.00 | $1,650.00 | $650.10–$1,766.86 | 50% |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $825.00 | $1,650.00 | $575.85–$1,766.86 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $825.00 | $1,650.00 | $650.10–$1,766.86 | 50% |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $825.00 | $1,650.00 | $650.10–$1,766.86 | 50% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $825.00 | $1,650.00 | $650.10–$1,766.86 | 50% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Electric Convulsive Therapy File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $843.05 | $1,297.00 | $175.10–$708.16 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Electric Convulsive Therapy File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $843.05 | $1,297.00 | $175.10–$708.16 | 35% |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $845.60 | $1,208.00 | $44.40–$1,147.60 | 30% |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 ECT SINGLE+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $915.00 | $2,452.00 | $101.76–$7,729.00 | 63% |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, IL · (708) 333-2300 Hc Electroconvulusive Therapy (Ect) (Includes Necessary Monitoring) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,188.00 | $1,188.00 | — | — |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Electroconvulsive Therapy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,384.60 | $1,978.00 | $294.72–$1,978.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Electroconvulsive Therapy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,384.60 | $1,978.00 | $136.48–$1,978.00 | 30% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,535.80 | $2,194.00 | $126.75–$1,755.20 | 30% |
| Naperville Psychiatric Ventures Naperville, IL HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,800.00 | $1,800.00 | — | — |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 HB ELECTRIC CONVULSIVE THERAPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,800.00 | $1,800.00 | — | — |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL · (331) 221-1000 HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,800.00 | $1,800.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL HB ELECTRIC CONVULSIVE THERAPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,800.00 | $1,800.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 HB ELECTRIC CONVULSIVE THERAPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,800.00 | $1,800.00 | — | — |
| Edward Hospital Naperville, IL · (630) 527-3000 HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,800.00 | $1,800.00 | — | — |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Electroconvulsive Therapy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,857.10 | $2,653.00 | $424.48–$2,653.00 | 30% |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Electroconvulusive Therapy (Ect) (Includes Necessary Monitoring)+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,951.00 | $1,951.00 | — | — |
| Vista Medical Center East Waukegan, IL · (847) 360-3000 ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY File of Mar 31, 2025 · source file | $2,782.98 | $2,782.98 | $0.01–$833.50 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $150.86, median $844.33, highest $2,782.98 — a 18.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $843.05. 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 17 of 20 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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 ECT is, what the price covers and why prices differ: ECT explained.