Surgery and procedures CPT 22551 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

ACDF (neck fusion) cost in Grand Forks, ND — inpatient

In Grand Forks, ND-MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level as an inpatient: from $3,067.69 to $3,067.69, with a median of $3,067.69. Across North Dakota, the median is $3,067.69 at 2 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 22551, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 1, 2026.

Lowest$3,067.69Altru Hospital
Median$3,067.69half pay less
Highest$3,067.69in 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 Grand Forks, ND-MN.

median
Lowest $3,067.69Highest $12,624.56

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Altru Hospital lowest Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 PR ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 $3,067.69 $5,029.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 HC NECK SPINE FUSION & REMOVE BEL C2 $12,624.56 $20,696.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $3,067.69, median $3,067.69, highest $3,067.69.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,067.69 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.