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Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a heart condition characterized by irregular beating in the upper chambers of the heart. AFib is the most common form of cardiac rhythm disorder, affecting approximately 10.5 million adults in the United States, with estimates of 12.1 million by 2030. Given the significant societal and financial burdens of AFib and the rationale of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for excluding cardiac ablations from the ASC procedure list, Current Clinic commissioned Milliman to conduct a study examining cardiac ablation cost and utilization trends. In the report, we discuss:

• Background on AFib
• Cardiac ablations and safe same-day discharges
• Savings projections for ambulatory surgery centers for 2026

This paper was commissioned by Current Clinic.