ACDF (neck fusion) cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 8 hospitals list a cash price for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level as an inpatient: from $2,107.01 to $63,000.01, with a median of $17,465.00. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital — $15,357.99 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $13,116.76 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 8 cities for code 22551, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Apr 1, 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 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 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 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 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 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 |
| 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $2,107.01, median $17,465.00, highest $63,000.01 — a 29.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 32 facilities here, median $15,152.74 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 7 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.