ECT cost in Washington
In Washington, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session: from $248.30 to $1,158.24, with a median of $983.72. The lowest price is at Astria Toppenish Hospital (Toppenish). The highest price is 4.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $983.72, is 8% below the US median of $1,074.00.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($877.34).
- Washington ranks 20th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. 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 Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astria Toppenish Hospital lowest Toppenish · Yakima, WA 90870 Electroconvulsive therapy (includes necessar | $248.30 | $382.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HB ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $476.00 | $595.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY 1 HOUR | $809.20 | $1,156.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY 1 HOUR | $1,158.24 | $2,413.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY | $1,158.24 | $2,413.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY 1 HOUR | $1,158.24 | $2,413.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3 | $1,158.24 | $1,158.24 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $476.00 | $476.00 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 1 | $809.20 | $809.20 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $248.30 | $248.30 |
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$833.32
- 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$1,524.60
- 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$162.15
- 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$807.10
- Texas$1,052.70
- Utah$3,953.27
- Vermont$873.18, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$794.50
- West Virginia$809.00
- Wisconsin$731.25
- Wyoming$1,362.58, 1 hospital
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.