ECT cost in Worcester, MA
In Worcester, MA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session: from $1,272.00 to $2,212.00, with a median of $1,742.00. The lowest listed price is at UMass Memorial Medical Center — $470.00 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $625.56 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Mar 26, 2026 and Mar 26, 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 Worcester, MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Memorial Medical Center lowest Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 HC Electroconvulsive Therapy | $1,272.00 | $1,272.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster, MA · (978) 466-2000 HC Electroconvulsive Therapy | $2,212.00 | $2,212.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,272.00, median $1,742.00, highest $2,212.00 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,742.00. 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.