ECT cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session: from $181.66 to $1,325.00, with a median of $567.82. The lowest price is at Lakewood Health System (Staples). The highest price is 7.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $567.82, is 47% below the US median of $1,074.00.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($877.34).
- Minnesota ranks 4th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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 Oct 24, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$181.66Lakewood Health System
Median$567.82half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,325.00in Minnesota
Lowest saves$386.16vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Health System lowest Staples · Staples, MN Therapy using electrical currents | $181.66 | $293.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Electroconvulsive therapy | $206.18 | $793.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Therapy using electrical currents | $243.10 | $374.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $553.20 | $1,152.50 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $553.20 | $1,152.50 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $553.20 | $1,152.50 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $567.82 | $1,416.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $567.82 | $1,416.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $567.82 | $1,416.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $567.82 | $1,416.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $567.82 | $1,416.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $567.82 | $1,416.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $567.82 | $1,416.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $601.80 | $1,416.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Electroconvulsive Therapy | $612.00 | $1,125.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $689.19 | $1,230.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Electroconvulsive Therapy | $925.88 | $1,125.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Therapy using electrical currents | $1,325.00 | $1,325.00 | Oct 22, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 12 | $206.18 | $567.82 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $612.00 | $612.00 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $243.10 | $243.10 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $1,325.00 | $1,325.00 |
| New Ulm, MN | 1 | $689.19 | $689.19 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $181.66 | $181.66 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $925.88 | $925.88 |
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
- Iowa$842.62
- 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
- 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.