ECT cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 9 hospitals list a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session: from $199.40 to $1,262.40, with a median of $1,262.40. The lowest listed price is at Virtua Willingboro Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $1,063.00 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,142.65 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 9 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital lowest Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Ect Procedure | $199.40 | $1,994.00 | $77.16–$1,834.00 | 90% | — source file |
| West Jersey Hospital lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Ect Procedure | $199.40 | $1,994.00 | $77.16–$1,834.00 | 90% | — source file |
| West Jersey Hospital lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Ect Procedure | $199.40 | $1,994.00 | $77.16–$1,834.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital lowest Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Ect Procedure | $199.40 | $1,994.00 | $77.16–$1,834.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes lowest Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Ect Procedure | $199.40 | $1,994.00 | $77.16–$1,834.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Electroconvulsive Therapy | $1,262.40 | $3,156.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Electroconvulsive Therapy | $1,262.40 | $3,156.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Electroconvulsive Therapy | $1,262.40 | $3,156.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Electroconvulsive Therapy | $1,262.40 | $3,156.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Electroconvulsive Therapy | $1,262.40 | $3,156.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $199.40, median $1,262.40, highest $1,262.40 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,262.40. 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 4 of 4 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.