ECT cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session: from $3,640.00 to $3,640.00, with a median of $3,640.00. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco and 8 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $2,040.75 at 54 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 — 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $3,640.00 | $6,500.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond lowest Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $3,640.00 | $6,500.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco lowest South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $3,640.00 | $6,500.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek lowest Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $3,640.00 | $6,500.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont lowest Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $3,640.00 | $6,500.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City lowest Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $3,640.00 | $6,500.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael lowest San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $3,640.00 | $6,500.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch lowest Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $3,640.00 | $6,500.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro lowest San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $3,640.00 | $6,500.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,640.00, median $3,640.00, highest $3,640.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $3,640.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.