ACDF (neck fusion) cost in Minneapolis, MN — inpatient
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level as an inpatient: from $2,733.18 to $9,911.72, with a median of $4,032.24. The lowest listed price is at M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital — $1,299.06 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $4,032.24 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 9 cities for code 22551, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and Feb 6, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital lowest Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 PR ARTHRODESIS ANT INTERBODY INC DISCECTOMY, CERVICAL BELOW C2 | $2,733.18 | $6,431.00 | $1,092.15–$7,612.39 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 PR ARTHRODESIS ANT INTERBODY INC DISCECTOMY, CERVICAL BELOW C2 | $4,008.18 | $6,392.63 | $1,092.15–$7,612.39 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 PR ARTHRODESIS ANT INTERBODY INC DISCECTOMY, CERVICAL BELOW C2 | $4,012.99 | $6,400.30 | $1,092.15–$7,612.39 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 PR ARTHRODESIS ANT INTERBODY INC DISCECTOMY, CERVICAL BELOW C2 | $4,032.24 | $6,431.00 | $1,092.15–$7,612.39 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 PR ARTHRODESIS ANT INTERBODY INC DISCECTOMY, CERVICAL BELOW C2 | $4,032.24 | $6,431.00 | $1,092.15–$7,612.39 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR ARTHRODESIS ANT INTERBODY INC DISCECTOMY, CERVICAL BELOW C2 | $4,032.24 | $6,431.00 | $1,092.15–$7,612.39 | 37% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR ARTHRODESIS ANT INTERBODY INC DISCECTOMY, CERVICAL BELOW C2 | $4,032.24 | $6,431.00 | $1,092.15–$7,612.39 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $4,508.07 | $7,011.00 | $1,161.10–$7,025.75 | 36% | — source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Arthrd Ant Ntrbdy Cervical | $9,911.72 | $38,122.00 | $3,083.00–$28,591.50 | 74% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $2,733.18, median $4,032.24, highest $9,911.72 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $4,032.24 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 9 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 22551 ($8,532.55). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MNAS ARTHRODESIS ANT INTERBODY INC DISCECTOMY, CERVICAL BELOW C2 | $29.89 | file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MNAS ARTHRODESIS ANT INTERBODY INC DISCECTOMY, CERVICAL BELOW C2 | $70.31 | file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MNAS ARTHRODESIS ANT INTERBODY INC DISCECTOMY, CERVICAL BELOW C2 | $100.45 | file |