ECT cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 23 hospitals publish a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session: from $142.29 to $2,511.85, with a median of $1,804.50. The lowest price is at Duke University Hospital (Durham) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 17.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,804.50, is 68% above the US median of $1,074.00.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($877.34).
- North Carolina ranks 31st of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 23 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$142.29Duke University Hospital + 2 more
Median$1,804.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,511.85in North Carolina
Lowest saves$1,662.21vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Hospital lowest Durham · Durham, NC Electroconvulsive Therapy | $142.29 | $527.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital lowest Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Electroconvulsive Therapy | $142.29 | $527.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital lowest Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Electroconvulsive Therapy | $142.29 | $527.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Carolina Health Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC Electric Shock Treatment | $388.08 | $693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC Electric Shock Treatment | $403.86 | $762.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC Electric Shock Treatment | $403.86 | $762.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Ect Treatment | $753.00 | $1,506.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $759.78 | $1,899.45 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY 1 SEIZ | $1,804.50 | $3,609.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY 1 SEIZ | $1,804.50 | $3,609.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY 1 SEIZ | $1,804.50 | $3,609.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY 1 SEIZ | $1,804.50 | $3,609.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY 1 SEIZ | $1,804.50 | $3,609.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY 1 SEIZ | $1,804.50 | $3,609.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY 1 SEIZ | $1,804.50 | $3,609.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY 1 SEIZ | $1,804.50 | $3,609.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY 1 SEIZ | $1,804.50 | $3,609.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY 1 SEIZ | $1,804.50 | $3,609.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY 1 SEIZ | $1,804.50 | $3,609.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY 1 SEIZ | $2,207.00 | $4,414.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| High Point Regional Health High Point · Greensboro-High Point, NC HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY 1 SEIZ | $2,319.50 | $4,639.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY 1 SEIZ | $2,328.50 | $4,657.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Asheville · Asheville, NC ECT WITH MONITORING | $2,511.85 | $2,511.85 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 9 | $1,804.50 | $1,804.50 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 2 | $2,207.00 | $2,267.75 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $388.08 | $388.08 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $1,804.50 | $1,804.50 |
| Asheville, NC | 1 | $2,511.85 | $2,511.85 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $142.29 | $142.29 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $142.29 | $142.29 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $753.00 | $753.00 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1 | $2,319.50 | $2,319.50 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $403.86 | $403.86 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $759.78 | $759.78 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1 | $142.29 | $142.29 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $1,804.50 | $1,804.50 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $403.86 | $403.86 |
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
- 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 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.