ECT cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session: from $593.50 to $2,422.20, with a median of $1,370.20. The lowest price is at MUSC Health Black River Medical Center (Cades). The highest price is 4.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,370.20, is 28% above the US median of $1,074.00.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($877.34).
- South Carolina ranks 29th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$593.50MUSC Health Black River Medical Center
Median$1,370.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,422.20in South Carolina
Lowest saves$776.70vs the median
Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center lowest Cades · Cades, SC HB ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY_SGLE | $593.50 | $1,187.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY_SGLE | $806.00 | $1,612.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY_SGLE | $806.00 | $1,612.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY_SGLE | $806.00 | $1,612.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Health Anderson · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Electroconvulsive Therapy | $1,100.00 | $2,200.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Health Cannon Pickens · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Electroconvulsive Therapy | $1,100.00 | $2,200.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Piedmont Piedmont · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Electroconvulsive Therapy | $1,100.00 | $2,200.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Beaufort Memorial Hospital Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,640.40 | $2,734.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Strand Medical Center Myrtle Beach · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Electroconvulsive therapy (includes necessary monitoring) | $1,997.00 | $1,997.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Live Oak Mental Health and Wellness Ladson · Charleston-North Charleston, SC ECT WITH MONITORING | $2,024.00 | $2,024.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC ECT WITH MONITORING | $2,024.00 | $2,024.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC ECT WITH MONITORING | $2,024.00 | $2,024.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney · Gaffney, SC HC Electroconvulsive Therapy Adult | $2,422.20 | $4,037.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC HC Electroconvulsive Therapy Geriatric | $2,422.20 | $4,037.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 4 | $806.00 | $2,024.00 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 3 | $1,100.00 | $1,100.00 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $593.50 | $593.50 |
| Florence, SC | 1 | $806.00 | $806.00 |
| Gaffney, SC | 1 | $2,422.20 | $2,422.20 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $1,640.40 | $1,640.40 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $1,997.00 | $1,997.00 |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $806.00 | $806.00 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 1 | $2,422.20 | $2,422.20 |
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
- Pennsylvania$1,262.40
- Rhode Island$342.30, 3 hospitals
- 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.