ECT cost in Harrisburg, PA
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session: from $591.85 to $1,142.65, with a median of $736.20. The lowest listed price is at Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute — $144.35 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,142.65 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute lowest Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-4742 90870 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY Tech | $591.85 | $3,449.00 | $400.00–$2,199.00 | 83% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 PSYCHIATRIC/PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS - ELECTROSHOCK TREATMENT | $736.20 | $1,227.00 | $57.15–$2,033.64 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 PSYCHIATRIC/PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS - ELECTROSHOCK TREATMENT | $736.20 | $1,227.00 | $57.15–$1,586.24 | 40% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 90870 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY Tech | $823.97 | $3,449.00 | $51.75–$3,626.53 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 90870 Electroschock (Ect)-Outpt | $1,142.65 | $3,449.00 | $620.82–$4,897.85 | 67% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $591.85, median $736.20, highest $1,142.65 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $736.20. 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 5 of 5 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.