The cost of ablation varies from country to country and from institutions to institutions. My ablation, altogether, was billed to the insurance at nearly $80,000. I ended up having to pay about $2500 out of pocket, which was a big deal to me. Ablations are not cheap, after you add in equipment fees, hospital fees, cardiologist fees, and anesthesiologist fees. In many hospitals, it is considered an "out-patient" procedure.