ECT cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session: from $1,421.16 to $2,552.20, with a median of $1,421.16. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la and 8 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $2,040.75 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 11 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la lowest Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,421.16 | $2,733.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey lowest Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,421.16 | $2,733.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim lowest Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,421.16 | $2,733.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay lowest Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,421.16 | $2,733.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park lowest Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,421.16 | $2,733.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills lowest Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,421.16 | $2,733.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine lowest Irvine, CA ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,421.16 | $2,733.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles lowest Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,421.16 | $2,733.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City lowest Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,421.16 | $2,733.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,666.08 | $3,471.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,726.08 | $3,596.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Electroconvulsive Therapy | $1,973.00 | $1,973.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $2,552.20 | $7,292.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,421.16, median $1,421.16, highest $2,552.20 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $1,421.16. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.