Surgery and procedures CPT 93656 Outpatient

AFib ablation cost in Elizabeth City, NC

In Elizabeth City, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: from $16,649.50 to $16,649.50, with a median of $16,649.50. Across North Carolina, the median is $60,522.10 at 24 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 93656, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$16,649.50Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center
Median$16,649.50half pay less
Highest$16,649.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Ep&Ablatn Afib Pulm Vein Isol $16,649.50 $33,299.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $16,649.50, median $16,649.50, highest $16,649.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $16,649.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.