Surgery and procedures CPT 93656 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

AFib ablation cost in Victoria, TX — inpatient

In Victoria, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation as an inpatient: from $23,960.40 to $29,976.00, with a median of $26,968.20. The lowest listed price is at Victoria of Texas — $3,007.80 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $36,478.99 at 189 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 93656, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026.

Lowest$23,960.40Victoria of Texas
Median$26,968.20half pay less
Highest$29,976.00in this market
Difference1.3×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 Victoria, TX.

median
Lowest $23,960.40Highest $29,976.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Victoria of Texas lowest Victoria, TX · (361) 575-7441 EP-ATR FIB PULM VN I $23,960.40 $79,868.00 $7,188.12–$63,894.40 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Victoria of Texas lowest Victoria, TX · (361) 575-7441 EP-ATR FIB PULM VN I $23,960.40 $79,868.00 $7,188.12–$63,894.40 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Citizens Medical Center County of Victoria Victoria, TX · (361) 573-9181 Pvi Ablation $29,976.00 $59,952.00 $22,182.24–$59,952.00 50% Jul 27, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $23,960.40, median $26,968.20, highest $29,976.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $23,374.14 — 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.