ACDF (neck fusion) cost in Dallas, TX — inpatient
In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level as an inpatient: from $2,078.40 to $57,207.79, with a median of $7,955.18. The lowest listed price is at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown — $5,876.78 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $7,023.52 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 22551, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 10, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown lowest Dallas, TX · (214) 443-3000 ARTHRODESIS ANTERIOR INTERBODY CERVICAL BELOW C2 22551 | $2,078.40 | $3,464.00 | $1,905.20–$14,483.00 | 40% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 633-5555 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $5,262.75 | $7,017.00 | $1,366.73–$7,924.64 | 25% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Sunnyvale Sunnyvale, TX · (972) 892-3000 ARTHRODESIS ANTERIOR INTERBODY CERVICAL BELOW C2 22551 | $10,647.60 | $17,746.00 | $5,772.00–$12,203.00 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX · (682) 341-5000 HC ARTHRODESIS ANT INTERBODY INC DISCECTOMY, CERVICAL BELOW C2 | $57,207.79 | $57,207.79 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $2,078.40, median $7,955.18, highest $57,207.79 — a 27.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $7,955.18 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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
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.