ACDF (neck fusion) cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 51 hospitals list a cash price for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level: from $3,786.00 to $248,576.00, with a median of $15,152.74. The lowest listed price is at Community Medical Center — $11,366.74 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $15,226.08 at 26 hospitals.
- The median here, $15,152.74, is 9% above the US median of $13,964.00.
- 6 of 51 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 51 facilities across 40 cities for code 22551, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 22, 2025 and Sep 28, 2026.
Lowest$3,786.00Community Medical Center
Median$15,152.74half of hospitals charge less
Highest$248,576.00in this market
Difference65.7×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 $3,786.00Highest $248,576.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Medical Center lowest Toms River, NJ · (732) 557-8000 ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $3,786.00 | — | $1,266.53–$27,983.16 | — |
| Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ · (973) 450-2000 ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $3,986.00 | — | $1,221.83–$28,726.72 | — |
| Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ · (732) 363-1900 ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL File of Mar 3, 2026 · source file | $4,350.00 | — | $3,047.13–$27,983.16 | — |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ · (732) 381-4200 ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $4,627.00 | — | $1,437.89–$43,029.00 | — |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ · (973) 926-7000 ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $4,881.00 | — | $899.04–$28,726.72 | — |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, INCLUDI File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $5,268.00 | $5,268.00 | $1,528.34–$3,687.60 | — |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, INCLUDI File of May 5, 2026 · source file | $5,268.00 | $5,268.00 | $1,528.34–$3,687.60 | — |
| Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ · (201) 915-2000 ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $5,339.00 | — | $1,130.22–$30,153.95 | — |
| Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ · (732) 222-5200 ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $5,419.00 | — | $2,443.67–$28,341.12 | — |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 828-3000 ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $5,741.00 | — | $273.63–$29,709.96 | — |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ · (908) 994-5000 ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $5,855.00 | — | $873.35–$58,843.38 | — |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ · (908) 685-2200 ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $6,311.00 | — | $924.73–$27,983.16 | — |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ · (973) 322-5000 ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $6,839.00 | — | $1,236.73–$28,726.72 | — |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 920-4321 PR ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2+1 more line at this price File of Sep 28, 2026 · source file | $12,589.50 | $19,250.00 | $676.52–$17,499.51 | 35% |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $12,866.82 | $17,478.00 | $3,757.77–$14,856.30 | 26% |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $12,866.82 | $17,478.00 | $3,757.77–$14,856.30 | 26% |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers, NY · (914) 378-7000 ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, INCLUDING DISC SPACE PREPARATIO N, DISCECTOMY, OSTEOPHYTECTOMY AND DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD AN D/OR NERVE ROOTS; CERVICAL BELOW C2+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 13, 2026 · source file | $13,116.76 | — | $2,440.00–$25,827.46 | — |
| 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 File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $13,424.00 | $13,424.00 | $4,255.00–$31,895.58 | — |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $14,061.89 | $17,478.00 | $3,146.04–$15,795.00 | 20% |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $14,061.89 | $17,478.00 | $2,481.88–$15,795.00 | 20% |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $14,241.77 | $17,478.00 | $2,901.35–$15,870.02 | 19% |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $14,241.77 | $17,478.00 | $2,866.39–$15,795.00 | 19% |
| Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ · (732) 741-2700 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $14,241.77 | $17,478.00 | $2,464.40–$15,795.00 | 19% |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $14,254.12 | $17,478.00 | $2,379.00–$23,041.00 | 18% |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $14,254.12 | $17,478.00 | $2,813.96–$14,856.30 | 18% |
| Old Bridge Medical Center Old Bridge, NJ ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $14,254.12 | $17,478.00 | $2,379.00–$23,041.00 | 18% |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15,144.97 | $76,833.25 | — | 80% |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $15,152.74 | $17,478.00 | $2,988.74–$15,710.97 | 13% |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $15,152.74 | $17,478.00 | $3,146.04–$17,044.55 | 13% |
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic, NJ · (973) 365-4300 NECK SPINE FUSE&REMOV BEL C2 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $15,177.00 | $5,536.05 | $1,056.83–$5,536.05 | -174% |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 963-8100 HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $15,226.08 | $32,242.72 | $2,087.52–$21,621.03 | 53% |
| North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx, NY HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $15,226.08 | $32,242.72 | $2,764.00–$24,039.48 | 53% |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY · (718) 579-5000 HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $15,226.08 | $28,256.66 | $2,087.52–$21,621.03 | 46% |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $15,226.08 | $28,256.66 | $2,087.52–$21,621.03 | 46% |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 939-1000 HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $15,226.08 | $28,256.66 | $1,999.56–$21,621.03 | 46% |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $15,226.08 | $32,242.72 | $2,764.00–$24,039.48 | 53% |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY · (718) 616-4834 HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $15,226.08 | $28,256.66 | $2,764.00–$19,032.60 | 46% |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $15,226.08 | $32,242.72 | $2,764.00–$24,039.48 | 53% |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $15,226.08 | $32,242.72 | $2,087.52–$21,621.03 | 53% |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Broadway Elmhurst, NY · (718) 334-1141 HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $15,226.08 | $28,256.66 | $1,965.57–$21,621.03 | 46% |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 883-3000 HC ARTHRODESIS, ANTERIOR INTERBODY, DECOMPRESSION OF SPINAL CORD File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $15,226.08 | $32,242.72 | $2,764.00–$24,039.48 | 53% |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16,593.37 | $38,886.49 | — | 57% |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $17,169.07 | $72,075.06 | — | 76% |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $17,169.77 | $93,013.71 | — | 82% |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $17,206.63 | $49,040.54 | $950.00–$46,588.51 | 65% |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $17,290.00 | $76,946.38 | — | 78% |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage, NY · (516) 759-6000 ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $29,342.00 | — | $2,174.64–$45,222.00 | — |
| St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown, NY · (631) 862-3000 ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $29,342.00 | — | $2,174.64–$45,222.00 | — |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre, NY · (516) 705-2525 ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $29,342.00 | — | $2,174.64–$45,222.00 | — |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn, NY ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $29,342.00 | — | $2,326.00–$45,222.00 | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip, NY · (631) 376-3000 ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $29,342.00 | — | $2,174.64–$45,222.00 | — |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 NECK SPINE FUSE/REM; BEL C2 File of May 5, 2026 · source file | $33,210.86 | $33,210.86 | $1,428.00–$29,889.77 | — |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 NECK SPINE FUSE/REM; BEL C2 File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $33,210.86 | $33,210.86 | $1,428.00–$29,889.77 | — |
| 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 File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $44,286.00 | $44,286.00 | $1,731.00–$83,567.68 | — |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 270-1000 22551 - ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL File of Apr 22, 2025 · source file | $248,576.00 | $248,576.00 | $41,526.00–$85,543.00 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
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Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $3,786.00, median $15,152.74, highest $248,576.00 — a 65.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $33,210.86. 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 42 of 46 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 ACDF (neck fusion) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: ACDF (neck fusion) explained.