AFib ablation cost in Saginaw, MI — inpatient
In Saginaw, MI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation as an inpatient: from $27,143.90 to $27,143.90, with a median of $27,143.90. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Medical Center and 1 other hospital. Across Michigan, the median is $33,208.65 at 49 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 93656, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 15, 2026 and May 15, 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 Saginaw, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Saginaw, MI · (989) 583-6000 HCHG PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION | $27,143.90 | $38,777.00 | $17,449.65–$34,899.30 | 30% | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Cooper Saginaw, MI HCHG PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION | $27,143.90 | $38,777.00 | $17,449.65–$34,899.30 | 30% | May 15, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $27,143.90, median $27,143.90, highest $27,143.90.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $27,143.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 93656 ($29,199.75). 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.
| Covenant Medical Center Saginaw, MICompre Ep Eval Abltj Atr Fib Pulm Vein Isolation | $1,938.30 | file |