ACDF (neck fusion) cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 32 hospitals list a cash price for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level: from $2,107.01 to $63,000.01, with a median of $15,152.74. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital — $13,045.73 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $13,116.76 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 32 facilities across 28 cities for code 22551, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Sep 5, 2026.
Lowest$2,107.01St. Barnabas Hospital
Median$15,152.74half pay less
Highest$63,000.01in this market
Difference29.9×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $2,107.01Highest $63,000.01
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 PR ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $2,107.01 | $7,943.22 | $1,461.26–$4,696.92 | 73% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 NECK SPINE FUSE & REMOVAL ADDL | $5,220.00 | $5,220.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $12,866.82 | $17,478.00 | $3,757.77–$14,856.30 | 26% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $12,866.82 | $17,478.00 | $3,757.77–$14,856.30 | 26% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 PR ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $13,116.76 | $5,000.00 | $811.82–$1,992.00 | -162% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 PR ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $13,116.76 | $5,000.00 | $811.82–$1,992.00 | -162% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY PR ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $13,116.76 | $4,704.00 | $811.82–$1,992.00 | -179% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 PR ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $13,116.76 | $4,778.00 | $811.82–$1,992.00 | -175% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 FUSION OF UPPER SPINE BONE WITH REMOVAL OF DISC AND RELEASE OF SPINAL CORD OR NERVE; 1 DISC | $13,424.00 | $13,424.00 | $4,255.00–$31,895.58 | — | — source file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $14,061.89 | $17,478.00 | $2,481.88–$15,795.00 | 20% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $14,061.89 | $17,478.00 | $3,146.04–$15,795.00 | 20% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Red Bank, NJ ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $14,241.77 | $17,478.00 | $2,464.40–$15,795.00 | 19% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $14,241.77 | $17,478.00 | $2,901.35–$15,870.02 | 19% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $14,241.77 | $17,478.00 | $2,866.39–$15,795.00 | 19% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $14,254.12 | $17,478.00 | $2,379.00–$23,041.00 | 18% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge, NJ ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $14,254.12 | $17,478.00 | $2,379.00–$23,041.00 | 18% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $14,254.12 | $17,478.00 | $2,813.96–$14,856.30 | 18% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $15,144.97 | $76,833.25 | — | 80% | — source file |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $15,152.74 | $17,478.00 | $2,988.74–$15,710.97 | 13% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $15,152.74 | $17,478.00 | $3,146.04–$17,044.55 | 13% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic, NJ · (973) 365-4300 NECK SPINE FUSE&REMOV BEL C2 | $15,177.00 | $5,536.05 | $1,056.83–$5,536.05 | -174% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD | $15,226.08 | $28,256.66 | $2,764.00–$19,032.60 | 46% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst, NY HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD | $15,226.08 | $28,256.66 | $1,965.57–$21,621.03 | 46% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD | $15,226.08 | $32,242.72 | $2,764.00–$24,039.48 | 53% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD | $15,226.08 | $28,256.66 | $1,999.56–$21,621.03 | 46% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD | $15,226.08 | $32,242.72 | $2,764.00–$24,039.48 | 53% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD | $15,226.08 | $28,256.66 | $2,087.52–$21,621.03 | 46% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD | $15,226.08 | $32,242.72 | $2,087.52–$21,621.03 | 53% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD | $15,226.08 | $32,242.72 | $1,965.57–$21,621.03 | 53% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD | $15,226.08 | $32,242.72 | $2,764.00–$24,039.48 | 53% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD | $15,226.08 | $28,256.66 | $2,764.00–$19,032.60 | 46% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD | $15,226.08 | $32,242.72 | $2,764.00–$24,039.48 | 53% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $16,593.37 | $38,886.49 | — | 57% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $16,593.37 | $35,218.33 | — | 53% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $17,169.07 | $72,075.06 | — | 76% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $17,169.77 | $93,013.71 | — | 82% | — source file |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $17,206.63 | $49,040.54 | $950.00–$46,588.51 | 65% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $17,290.00 | $76,946.38 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $17,465.00 | $17,465.00 | $1,999.56–$15,718.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $17,465.00 | $17,465.00 | $676.52–$15,718.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $17,465.00 | $17,465.00 | $1,999.56–$15,718.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $17,465.00 | $17,465.00 | $676.52–$15,718.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $17,465.00 | $17,465.00 | $1,999.56–$15,718.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $17,465.00 | $17,465.00 | $1,999.56–$15,718.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $17,465.00 | $17,465.00 | $676.52–$15,718.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $17,465.00 | $17,465.00 | $676.52–$15,718.50 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | $44,286.00 | $44,286.00 | $1,731.00–$83,567.68 | — | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL | $63,000.01 | $90,000.01 | $1,774.39–$2,296.27 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,107.01, median $15,152.74, highest $63,000.01 — a 29.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $17,465.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 17 of 26 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.