Surgery and procedures CPT 93656 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

AFib ablation cost in Trenton, NJ — inpatient

In Trenton-Princeton, NJ, 2 hospitals list a cash price for catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation as an inpatient: from $135,001.00 to $135,001.00, with a median of $135,001.00. The lowest listed price is at Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell and 1 other hospital. Across New Jersey, the median is $27,177.37 at 27 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 93656, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 24, 2026 and Jun 24, 2026.

Lowest$135,001.00Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell + 1 more
Median$135,001.00half pay less
Highest$135,001.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 Trenton-Princeton, NJ.

median
Lowest $135,001.00Highest $135,001.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell lowest Pennington, NJ · (609) 303-4000 EP ABLATION ATRIAL FIB $135,001.00 $135,001.00 $16,732.00–$114,750.85 — Jun 24, 2026
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Capital Health Regional Medical Center lowest Trenton, NJ · (609) 394-6000 EP ABLATION ATRIAL FIB $135,001.00 $135,001.00 $16,732.00–$114,750.85 — Jun 24, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $135,001.00, median $135,001.00, highest $135,001.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $135,001.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 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.