ECT cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session: from $534.60 to $1,409.00, with a median of $842.62. The lowest price is at MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center (Davenport). The highest price is 2.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $842.62, is 22% below the US median of $1,074.00.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($877.34).
- Iowa ranks 14th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 90870. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$534.60MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center
Median$842.62half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,409.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$308.02vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center lowest Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS STANDARD ECT - OP | $534.60 | $891.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $542.16 | $677.70 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC ECT SINGLE EPISODE | $585.66 | $1,362.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS STANDARD ECT - OP | $595.20 | $992.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $606.68 | $758.34 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $606.68 | $758.34 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Therapy Electroconvulsive | $636.35 | $979.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $842.62 | $1,053.27 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $842.62 | $1,053.27 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Electroconvulsive Therapy | $881.00 | $881.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $893.12 | $1,116.40 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY (ECT) | $1,026.20 | $1,466.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY (ECT) | $1,026.20 | $1,466.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,216.68 | $1,520.85 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,377.68 | $1,722.10 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Therapy using electrical currents | $1,409.00 | $1,409.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $534.60 | $595.20 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $881.00 | $1,129.34 |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $1,026.20 | $1,026.20 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $542.16 | $542.16 |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $1,409.00 | $1,409.00 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $636.35 | $636.35 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $893.12 | $893.12 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $606.68 | $606.68 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $842.62 | $842.62 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 1 | $585.66 | $585.66 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $1,216.68 | $1,216.68 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 1 | $606.68 | $606.68 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What ECT is, what the price covers and why prices differ: ECT explained.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session in other states
- Alabama$977.00
- Alaska$3,114.82, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$935.28
- Arkansas$298.75
- California$2,401.00
- Colorado$4,647.26
- Connecticut$2,118.00, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$663.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$1,379.30
- Georgia$3,334.69
- Idaho$2,396.14, 4 hospitals
- Illinois$904.50
- Indiana$1,269.90
- Kansas$3,395.17, 4 hospitals
- Kentucky$905.87
- Louisiana$523.20
- Maine$1,011.75
- Maryland$6,714.18, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$1,019.63
- Michigan$827.45
- Minnesota$567.82
- Mississippi$352.59
- Missouri$1,298.48
- Montana$1,049.86, 2 hospitals
- Nebraska$585.66
- Nevada$3,770.00, 1 hospital
- New Hampshire$2,595.50
- New Jersey$587.81
- New Mexico$1,265.16, 2 hospitals
- New York$861.94
- North Carolina$1,804.50
- North Dakota$957.60
- Ohio$1,353.00
- Oklahoma$730.74
- Oregon$1,341.30
- Pennsylvania$1,262.40
- Rhode Island$342.30, 3 hospitals
- South Carolina$1,370.20
- South Dakota$1,535.20, 1 hospital
- Tennessee$785.96
- Texas$1,052.70
- Utah$3,953.27
- Vermont$873.18, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$794.50
- Washington$840.99
- West Virginia$809.00
- Wisconsin$731.25
- Wyoming$1,362.58, 1 hospital
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.