Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90870 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

ECT cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session as an inpatient: from $1,299.69 to $2,924.00, with a median of $1,582.05. The lowest listed price is at Brown University Health Morton Hospital — $282.36 less than the median here.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 90870, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,299.69Brown University Health Morton Hospital
Median$1,582.05half pay less
Highest$2,924.00in this market
Difference2.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median
Lowest $1,299.69Highest $2,924.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Brown University Health Morton Hospital lowest Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY $1,299.69 $1,299.69 — — —
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Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY $1,582.05 $1,582.05 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY $2,924.00 $2,924.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $1,299.69, median $1,582.05, highest $2,924.00 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,582.05 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.