AFib ablation cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 22 hospitals list a cash price for catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: from $9,910.98 to $106,297.00, with a median of $36,478.99. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton Smithville and 1 other hospital — $26,568.01 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $31,092.30 at 203 hospitals.
- The median here, $36,478.99, is 25% above the US median of $29,199.75.
- Austin, TX ranks 2nd of 4 metro areas in Texas by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 22 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 13 cities for code 93656, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 2, 2024 and Oct 30, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton Smithville lowest Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 HEART EPS-ABLATE AFIB File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $9,910.98 | $27,530.50 | $1,126.05–$23,909.27 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Hays lowest Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 HEART EPS-ABLATE AFIB File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $9,910.98 | $27,530.50 | $1,126.05–$23,909.27 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX HEART EPS-ABLATE AFIB File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $19,271.35 | $27,530.50 | $1,126.05–$23,909.27 | 30% |
| The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center Austin, TX · (512) 327-0000 AFIB ABLATION PULM V File of Sep 2, 2024 · source file | $22,044.24 | $99,999.00 | $0.01–$69,999.30 | 78% |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Tx Austin, TX · (512) 324-7000 HEART EPS-ABLATE AFIB File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $26,629.74 | $73,971.50 | $1,126.05–$30,569.00 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX · (512) 324-1000 HEART EPS-ABLATE AFIB File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $26,629.74 | $73,971.50 | $1,126.05–$30,569.00 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Northwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-6000 HEART EPS-ABLATE AFIB File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $26,629.74 | $73,971.50 | $1,126.05–$30,569.00 | 64% |
| Ascension Seton Southwest Austin, TX · (512) 324-9000 HEART EPS-ABLATE AFIB File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $26,629.74 | $73,971.50 | $1,126.05–$30,569.00 | 64% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC COMPREH ELECTROPH EVAL WITH TRT ATRIAL FIB (EP LAB)+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $36,478.99 | $60,798.32 | $12,159.66–$75,406.15 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC COMPREH ELECTROPH EVAL WITH TRT ATRIAL FIB+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $36,478.99 | $60,798.32 | $12,159.66–$75,406.15 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC COMPREH ELECTROPH EVAL WITH TRT ATRIAL FIB+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $36,478.99 | $60,798.32 | $7,295.80–$75,406.15 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC COMPREH ELECTROPH EVAL WITH TRT ATRIAL FIB+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $36,478.99 | $60,798.32 | $6,687.82–$75,406.15 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC COMPREH ELECTROPH EVAL WITH TRT ATRIAL FIB+1 more line at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file | $36,478.99 | $60,798.32 | $11,551.68–$75,406.15 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC COMPREH ELECTROPH EVAL WITH TRT ATRIAL FIB+1 more line at this price File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $36,478.99 | $60,798.32 | $27,569.82–$39,518.91 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC COMPREH ELECTROPH EVAL WITH TRT ATRIAL FIB+1 more line at this price File of Oct 30, 2026 · source file | $37,938.15 | $63,230.25 | $12,013.75–$78,062.73 | 40% |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin one side Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC INDUCT OR ATTEMPT OF ARRHYTHMIA INCLD LT/RT PACE & ABLATION OF AFIB BY PULM VEIN ISOLATION W/ EP EVAL, 3D MAP W/ IMAG S&I File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $47,104.35 | $70,305.00 | $18,982.35–$66,789.75 | 33% |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center Leander, TX · (512) 341-1000 Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with transseptal catheterizations, insertion and repositioning of multiple electrode catheters, induction or attempted induction of an arrhythmia including Without Cardiac Cath+4 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $90,343.00 | $90,343.00 | $5,482.00–$67,436.39 | — |
| St. David's Georgetown Hospital Georgetown, TX · (512) 476-7111 COM EP REPO CTH TX AFIB+4 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $97,685.00 | $97,685.00 | $5,482.00–$83,032.25 | — |
| St. David's Medical Center Manor, TX · (512) 476-7111 COM EP REPO CTH TX AFIB File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $97,685.00 | $97,685.00 | $13,675.90–$87,916.50 | — |
| Heart Hosp of Austin Austin, TX COM EP REPO CTH TX AFIB File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $97,685.00 | $97,685.00 | $65,839.69 | — |
| Heart Hosp of Austin at St. David's Round Rock Round Rock, TX COM EP REPO CTH TX AFIB File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $97,685.00 | $97,685.00 | $65,839.69 | — |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center Bastrop, TX · (512) 448-7107 Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with transseptal catheterizations, insertion and repositioning of multiple electrode catheters, induction or attempted induction of an arrhythmia including +4 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $106,297.00 | $106,297.00 | $5,482.00–$106,297.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $9,910.98, median $36,478.99, highest $106,297.00 — a 10.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $36,478.99. 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 16 of 22 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 AFib ablation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: AFib ablation explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 93656 ($32,972.44). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center Austin, TXAFIB ABLATION PULMON | $0.01 | file |