ECT cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session: from $638.86 to $8,731.37, with a median of $1,298.48. The lowest price is at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center (Poplar Bluff). The highest price is 13.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,298.48, is 21% above the US median of $1,074.00.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($877.34).
- Missouri ranks 26th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 14 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 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$638.86Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center
Median$1,298.48half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,731.37in Missouri
Lowest saves$659.62vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center lowest Poplar Bluff · Poplar Bluff, MO Electroconvulsive Therapy Procedure | $638.86 | $3,042.21 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS ECT | $866.36 | $2,165.89 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS ECT | $866.36 | $2,165.89 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho · Joplin, MO-KS ECT | $866.36 | $2,165.89 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Ect Treatment Single Seizure | $884.65 | $1,361.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Ect Treatment Single Seizure | $887.90 | $1,366.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Ect Treatment Single Seizure | $1,296.75 | $1,995.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO OR ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,300.20 | $2,167.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Ect Treatment Single Seizure | $1,366.95 | $2,103.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Ect Treatment Single Seizure | $1,366.95 | $2,103.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Long Term Acute Hospital St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY,1 SEIZ | $1,445.00 | $1,700.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph Medical Center St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY,1 SEIZ | $1,445.00 | $1,700.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Electroconvulsive therapy (includes necessary monitoring) | $8,731.37 | $8,731.37 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Psychiatric Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS ECT WITH MONITORING | $8,731.37 | $8,731.37 | Sep 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joplin, MO-KS | 3 | $866.36 | $866.36 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 3 | $884.65 | $887.90 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2 | $8,731.37 | $8,731.37 |
| Springfield, MO | 2 | $1,366.95 | $1,366.95 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 2 | $1,445.00 | $1,445.00 |
| Columbia, MO | 1 | $1,300.20 | $1,300.20 |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $638.86 | $638.86 |
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
- Minnesota$567.82
- Mississippi$352.59
- 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.