AFib ablation cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: from $18,374.20 to $62,164.80, with a median of $27,732.59. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital South — $9,358.39 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $21,497.60 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital South lowest Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Comp Ep Eval Pvi W/3d Mapping | $18,374.20 | $28,268.00 | $18,662.00–$34,506.99 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Comp Ep Eval Pvi W/3d Mapping | $20,123.35 | $30,959.00 | $18,662.00–$32,624.79 | 35% | — source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 EP-ATR FIB PULM VN I | $27,732.59 | $46,220.99 | $46,220.99 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Comp Ep Eval Pvi W/3d Mapping | $39,631.15 | $60,971.00 | $25,682.64–$32,725.07 | 35% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC EP STUDY PLUS AFIB ABLATION 93656 | $62,164.80 | $86,340.00 | $15,148.08–$86,340.00 | 28% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $18,374.20, median $27,732.59, highest $62,164.80 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $44,948.70. 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 4 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.