Surgery and procedures CPT 93656 Outpatient

AFib ablation cost in Richmond, VA

In Richmond, VA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: from $15,197.40 to $24,316.20, with a median of $24,316.20. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center — $9,118.80 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $16,895.50 at 28 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities 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 — and —.

Lowest$15,197.40Bon Secours Southside Medical Center
Median$24,316.20half pay less
Highest$24,316.20in this market
Difference1.6×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 Richmond, VA.

median
Lowest $15,197.40Highest $24,316.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center lowest Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Ep Tx Atrial Fib Pul Vn Isolat $15,197.40 $50,658.00 — 70% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Ep Tx Atrial Fib Pul Vn Isolat $24,316.20 $40,527.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Ep Tx Atrial Fib Pul Vn Isolat $24,316.20 $40,527.00 — 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $15,197.40, median $24,316.20, highest $24,316.20 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $27,578.40. 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.