ECT cost in Tucson, AZ — inpatient
In Tucson, AZ, 2 hospitals list a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session as an inpatient: from $416.08 to $545.42, with a median of $480.75. The lowest listed price is at Tucson Medical Center — $64.67 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $887.01 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 90870, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and Apr 30, 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 Tucson, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson Medical Center lowest Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC Electroconvulsive Therapy | $416.08 | $1,486.00 | — | 72% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Tucson Medical Center lowest Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC Electroconvulsive Therapy | $416.08 | $1,486.00 | — | 72% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Med Center South Tucson, AZ · (520) 874-2000 THERAPY ELECTROCONVULSIVE W MNTR | $545.42 | $1,633.00 | $734.85–$1,539.00 | 67% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $416.08, median $480.75, highest $545.42 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $480.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.