ECT cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 46 hospitals publish a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session: from $523.20 to $6,424.00, with a median of $1,262.40. The lowest price is at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center (Johnstown). The highest price is 12.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,262.40, is 18% above the US median of $1,074.00.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($877.34).
- Pennsylvania ranks 24th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 46 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$523.20Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Median$1,262.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,424.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$739.20vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center lowest Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Electroconvulsive therapy (includes necessary monitoring) | $523.20 | $1,308.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Therapy Using Electrical Currents | $531.20 | $664.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 90870 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY Tech | $591.85 | $3,449.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC ECT SINGLE SEIZURE | $632.40 | $1,054.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA ECT SINGLE SEIZURE | $633.00 | $1,055.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA PSYCHIATRIC/PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS - ELECTROSHOCK TREATMENT | $736.20 | $1,227.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA PSYCHIATRIC/PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS - ELECTROSHOCK TREATMENT | $736.20 | $1,227.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA PSYCHIATRIC/PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS - ELECTROSHOCK TREATMENT | $736.20 | $1,227.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA PSYCHIATRIC/PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS - ELECTROSHOCK TREATMENT | $736.20 | $1,227.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA PSYCHIATRIC/PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS - ELECTROSHOCK TREATMENT | $736.20 | $1,227.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA PSYCHIATRIC/PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS - ELECTROSHOCK TREATMENT | $736.20 | $1,227.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Millcreek Medical Center Erie · Erie, PA ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $766.00 | $1,532.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA COMPONNT CANNOT BE INATIVATED | $793.94 | $1,134.20 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA COMPONNT CANNOT BE INATIVATED | $793.94 | $1,134.20 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY | $805.68 | $2,984.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY | $805.68 | $2,984.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 90870 ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY Tech | $823.97 | $3,449.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 90870 Electroschock (Ect)-Outpt | $897.08 | $3,449.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Therapy Using Electrical Currents | $1,066.40 | $1,333.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,073.00 | $2,146.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 90870 Electroschock (Ect)-Outpt | $1,142.65 | $3,449.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA ECT SINGLE SEIZURE | $1,226.40 | $2,044.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Electroconvulsive Therapy | $1,262.40 | $3,156.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Electroconvulsive Therapy | $1,262.40 | $3,156.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Electroconvulsive Therapy | $1,262.40 | $3,156.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Electroconvulsive Therapy | $1,262.40 | $3,156.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,370.93 | $1,370.93 | Jul 4, 2024 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC ECT THERAPY | $1,428.84 | $1,764.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ECT IN OR | $1,596.92 | $1,924.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ECT IN OR | $1,596.92 | $1,924.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ECT IN OR | $1,596.92 | $1,924.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ECT IN OR | $1,596.92 | $1,924.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ECT IN OR | $1,596.92 | $1,924.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ECT IN OR | $1,596.92 | $1,924.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB ECT IN OR | $1,596.92 | $1,924.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ECT IN OR | $1,596.92 | $1,924.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA ECT SINGLE SEIZURE | $2,112.60 | $3,521.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA ECT SINGLE SEIZURE | $2,124.00 | $3,540.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA ELECTRO-CONVULSIVE THPY-SINGLE | $3,854.40 | $6,424.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA ECT | $3,854.40 | $6,424.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $6,424.00 | $6,424.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $6,424.00 | $6,424.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $6,424.00 | $6,424.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $6,424.00 | $6,424.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $6,424.00 | $6,424.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $6,424.00 | $6,424.00 | Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 7 | $1,596.92 | $1,596.92 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 7 | $632.40 | $1,428.84 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 5 | $591.85 | $736.20 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 4 | $1,262.40 | $1,262.40 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $805.68 | $805.68 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 3 | $531.20 | $736.20 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $633.00 | $3,528.50 |
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $6,424.00 | $6,424.00 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $6,424.00 | $6,424.00 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 1 | $1,066.40 | $1,066.40 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | 1 | $1,596.92 | $1,596.92 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $766.00 | $766.00 |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $1,370.93 | $1,370.93 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $6,424.00 | $6,424.00 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $523.20 | $523.20 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $736.20 | $736.20 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $897.08 | $897.08 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $736.20 | $736.20 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $6,424.00 | $6,424.00 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $793.94 | $793.94 |
| Williamsport, PA | 1 | $2,124.00 | $2,124.00 |
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 Carolina$1,804.50
- North Dakota$957.60
- Ohio$1,353.00
- Oklahoma$730.74
- Oregon$1,341.30
- 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.