ECT cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session as an inpatient: from $1,298.70 to $1,421.16, with a median of $1,421.16. The lowest listed price is at Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center and 1 other hospital — $122.46 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $2,040.75 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 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 Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center lowest Redlands, CA HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,298.70 | $2,886.00 | $900.00–$2,164.50 | 55% | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center lowest Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,298.70 | $2,886.00 | $577.20–$2,597.40 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,421.16 | $2,733.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,421.16 | $2,733.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,421.16 | $2,733.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,298.70, median $1,421.16, highest $1,421.16 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,421.16 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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.