ECT cost in Pittsburgh, PA — inpatient
In Pittsburgh, PA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session as an inpatient: from $632.40 to $3,854.40, with a median of $1,669.50. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital — $1,037.10 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,142.65 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 90870, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital lowest Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC ECT SINGLE SEIZURE | $632.40 | $1,054.00 | $379.44–$969.68 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 COMPONNT CANNOT BE INATIVATED | $680.52 | $1,134.20 | $367.50–$806.21 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 ECT PROCEDURE CHARGE | $680.52 | $1,134.20 | $367.50–$806.21 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Pittsburgh, PA ECT SINGLE SEIZURE | $1,226.40 | $2,044.00 | $546.00–$1,737.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 ECT SINGLE SEIZURE | $2,112.60 | $3,521.00 | $1,197.14–$2,816.80 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 ECT | $3,854.40 | $6,424.00 | $2,890.80 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 ELECTRO-CONVULSIVE THPY-SINGLE | $3,854.40 | $6,424.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $632.40, median $1,669.50, highest $3,854.40 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,226.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 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.