AFib ablation cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 20 hospitals list a cash price for catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: from $16,437.15 to $113,337.50, with a median of $73,597.00. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South — $57,159.85 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $45,101.70 at 19 hospitals.
- The median here, $73,597.00, is 152% above the US median of $29,199.75.
- 14 of 20 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 16 cities for code 93656, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 15, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Compre Ep Eval Abltj Atr Fib File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $16,437.15 | $36,526.99 | $394.86–$46,987.27 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Compre Ep Eval Abltj Atr Fib File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $20,215.54 | $44,923.41 | $475.07–$40,722.30 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Compre Ep Eval Abltj Atr Fib File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $29,926.80 | $66,504.00 | $431.24–$74,597.06 | 55% |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Ep Ephys Evl Trnsptl Tx Atrial Fib Isolat Pulm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33,035.80 | $47,194.00 | $12,393.14–$54,298.04 | 30% |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC Ephys Evl Trnsptl Tx Atrial Fib Isolat Pulm Vein File of Dec 15, 2025 · source file | $34,925.00 | $69,850.00 | $411.86–$53,155.85 | 50% |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC COMP ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC EVAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $40,117.00 | $40,117.00 | — | — |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Ep Ephys Evl Trnsptl Tx Atrial Fib Isolat Pulm File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $45,101.70 | $64,431.00 | $530.75–$64,431.00 | 30% |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 HC COMP ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC EVAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $50,465.00 | $50,465.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 HC COMP ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC EVAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $65,254.00 | $65,254.00 | — | — |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 HC COMP ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC EVAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73,597.00 | $73,597.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 HC COMP ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC EVAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73,597.00 | $73,597.00 | — | — |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC COMP ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC EVAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73,597.00 | $73,597.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 HC COMP ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC EVAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73,597.00 | $73,597.00 | — | — |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 HC COMP ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC EVAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73,597.00 | $73,597.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton, MA · (617) 696-4600 HC COMP ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC EVAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73,597.00 | $73,597.00 | — | — |
| Dover Emergency Room Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with transseptal catheterizations, insertion and repositioning of multiple electrode catheters, induction or attempted induction of an arrhythmia including +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $80,184.00 | $80,184.00 | $3,303.58–$76,174.80 | — |
| Seabrook Emergency Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with transseptal catheterizations, insertion and repositioning of multiple electrode catheters, induction or attempted induction of an arrhythmia including +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $80,184.00 | $80,184.00 | $3,303.58–$76,174.80 | — |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 COM EP REPO CTH TX AFIB+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $80,184.00 | $80,184.00 | $3,303.58–$76,174.80 | — |
| Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH · (603) 421-2100 COM EP REPO CTH TX AFIB+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $113,337.50 | $113,337.50 | $3,502.13–$107,670.63 | — |
| Plaistow Fser Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 COM EP REPO CTH TX AFIB+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $113,337.50 | $113,337.50 | $3,502.13–$107,670.63 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $16,437.15, median $73,597.00, highest $113,337.50 — a 6.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $57,859.50. 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 6 of 11 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.
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