Surgery and procedures CPT 93656 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

AFib ablation cost in Shelby, NC — inpatient

In Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation as an inpatient: from $60,522.10 to $60,522.10, with a median of $60,522.10. Across North Carolina, the median is $60,522.10 at 24 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 93656, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Dec 1, 2025.

Lowest$60,522.10Atrium Health Cleveland
Median$60,522.10half pay less
Highest$60,522.10in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby, NC · (704) 487-3000 HC EP EPHYS EVL TRNSPTL TX ATRIAL FIB ISOLAT PULM VEIN $60,522.10 $121,044.20 $36,676.39–$114,991.99 50% Dec 1, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $60,522.10, median $60,522.10, highest $60,522.10.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $60,522.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.