Surgery and procedures CPT 22551 Outpatient

ACDF (neck fusion) cost in Fond du Lac, WI

In Fond du Lac, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level: from $6,937.95 to $6,937.95, with a median of $6,937.95. Across Wisconsin, the median is $8,532.55 at 24 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 22551, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$6,937.95ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton
Median$6,937.95half pay less
Highest$6,937.95in this market
Difference1.0×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 Fond du Lac, WI.

median
Lowest $6,937.95Highest $9,019.36

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton lowest Fond Du Lac, WI HC Neck Spine Fuse&Remove Addl $6,937.95 $12,389.20 $3,716.76–$18,563.39 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Fond Du Lac, WI ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 $8,026.26 $14,332.60 $6,593.00–$13,329.32 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Fond Du Lac, WI HC NECK SPINE FUSE&REMOVE ADDL $9,019.36 $16,106.00 $3,716.76–$18,563.39 44% —
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Outpatient: lowest $6,937.95, median $6,937.95, highest $6,937.95.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.