AFib ablation cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: from $16,959.63 to $38,639.20, with a median of $20,139.27. The lowest listed price is at Saint Clare Hospital — $3,179.64 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $25,749.00 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Clare Hospital lowest Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC COMP EP EVAL ABL ATR FIB PVI | $16,959.63 | $58,838.40 | $6,725.00–$122,345.92 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC COMPRE EP EVAL ABLTJ ATR FIB PULM VEIN ISOLATION | $17,829.24 | $34,287.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC COMP EP EVAL ABL ATR FIB PVI | $17,895.63 | $58,838.40 | $6,725.00–$122,345.92 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC COMP EP EVAL ABL ATR FIB PVI | $17,966.64 | $58,838.40 | $6,725.00–$111,952.26 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC COMP EP EVAL ABL ATR FIB PVI | $18,464.85 | $58,838.40 | $6,725.00–$122,345.92 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC COMP EP EVAL ABL ATR FIB PVI | $19,487.14 | $58,838.40 | $6,725.00–$122,345.92 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC COMP EP EVAL ABL ATR FIB PVI | $20,791.40 | $58,838.40 | $6,725.00–$100,513.48 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC COMPRE EP EVAL ABLTJ ATR FIB PULM VEIN ISOLATION | $21,488.64 | $44,768.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC COMPRE EP EVAL ABLTJ ATR FIB PULM VEIN ISOLATION | $21,488.64 | $44,768.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC COMPRE EP EVAL ABLTJ ATR FIB PULM VEIN ISOLATION | $21,488.64 | $44,768.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Ep&Ablate A Fib Pulm Vein Isol | $25,749.00 | $51,498.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 TX ATRIAL FIB PULM VEIN ISOL - FAC | $32,070.84 | $62,884.00 | $37,730.40–$50,307.20 | 49% | — source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC COMPRE EP EVAL ABLTJ ATR FIB PULM VEIN ISOLATION | $35,455.68 | $73,866.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC COMPRE EP EVAL ABLTJ ATR FIB PULM VEIN ISOLATION | $35,455.68 | $73,866.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC COMPRE EP EVAL ABLTJ ATR FIB PULM VEIN ISOLATION | $35,455.68 | $73,866.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 COMPRE EP EVAL ABLTJ ATR FIB PULM VEIN ISOLATION | $38,639.20 | $48,299.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $16,959.63, median $20,139.27, highest $38,639.20 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $20,139.27. 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 7 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.