Surgery and procedures CPT 22551 Outpatient

ACDF (neck fusion) cost in Columbia, MO

In Columbia, MO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level: from $2,481.60 to $2,481.60, with a median of $2,481.60. Across Missouri, the median is $2,481.60 at 3 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 22551, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,481.60Boone Hospital Center
Median$2,481.60half pay less
Highest$2,481.60in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Boone Hospital Center Columbia, MO · (573) 815-8000 ARTHRO ANT INTERB INC DISC <C2 $2,481.60 $4,136.00 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $2,481.60, median $2,481.60, highest $2,481.60.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,481.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

What it is

An ACDF removes a damaged disc in the neck through a small incision in the front, and fuses the two vertebrae.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.