ECT cost in Milwaukee, WI
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 8 hospitals list a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session: from $121.37 to $1,525.87, with a median of $915.00. The lowest listed price is at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee and 1 other hospital — $793.63 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $516.75 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee lowest Mequon, WI HC 90870 ELECTROCONVULSIVE | $121.37 | $229.00 | $173.74 | 47% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute lowest Mequon, WI HC 90870 ELECTROCONVULSIVE | $121.37 | $229.00 | $173.74 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Franklin, WI HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $486.54 | $918.00 | $589.46 | 47% | — source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $915.00 | $1,830.00 | $915.00–$1,555.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $915.00 | $1,830.00 | $915.00–$1,555.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy, WI ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $915.00 | $1,830.00 | $915.00–$1,555.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $915.00 | $1,830.00 | $915.00–$1,555.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,525.87 | $2,879.00 | $173.74–$641.84 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,525.87 | $2,879.00 | $173.74–$641.84 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,525.87 | $2,879.00 | $173.74–$641.84 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,525.87 | $2,879.00 | $173.74–$641.84 | 47% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $121.37, median $915.00, highest $1,525.87 — a 12.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $915.00. 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 3 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 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.