AFib ablation cost in Albuquerque, NM
In Albuquerque, NM, 2 hospitals list a cash price for catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: from $7,698.63 to $12,790.20, with a median of $10,244.42. The lowest listed price is at University of New Mexico Hospital — $2,545.79 less than the median here. Across New Mexico, the median is $21,304.50 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 93656, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Albuquerque, NM.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico Hospital lowest Albuquerque, NM · (505) 272-2111 COMPREHENSIVE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC EVALUATION WITH CATHETER DESTRUCTION OF ABNORMALITY CAUSING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (UNCOORDINATED CONTRACTION OF UPPER CHAMBERS OF HEART) BY PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION | $7,698.63 | $13,997.50 | $1,032.23–$63,084.66 | 45% | — source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque, NM · (505) 272-2111 COMPRE EP EVAL ABLTJ ATR FIB | $8,326.07 | $15,138.30 | $1,032.23–$63,084.66 | 45% | — source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-8000 Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | $12,790.20 | $42,634.00 | $151.00–$38,370.60 | 70% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $7,698.63, median $10,244.42, highest $12,790.20 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $12,790.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This procedure uses catheters to isolate the pulmonary veins in the heart, to treat atrial fibrillation.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.