Surgery and procedures CPT 93656 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

AFib ablation cost in Lubbock, TX — inpatient

In Lubbock, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation as an inpatient: from $36,070.02 to $92,250.00, with a median of $36,070.02. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Medical Center and 2 other hospitals. Across Texas, the median is $30,074.52 at 77 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities for code 93656, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$36,070.02Covenant Medical Center + 2 more
Median$36,070.02half pay less
Highest$92,250.00in this market
Difference2.6×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lubbock, TX.

median
Lowest $36,070.02Highest $92,250.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC COMPRE EP EVAL ABLTJ ATR FIB PULM VEIN ISOLATION $36,070.02 $85,881.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Long-Term Care lowest Lubbock, TX HC COMPRE EP EVAL ABLTJ ATR FIB PULM VEIN ISOLATION $36,070.02 $85,881.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC COMPRE EP EVAL ABLTJ ATR FIB PULM VEIN ISOLATION $36,070.02 $85,881.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Ep Ephys Evl Trnsptl Tx Atrial Fib Isolat Pulm Vein $92,250.00 $92,250.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $36,070.02, median $36,070.02, highest $92,250.00 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $33,072.27 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.