ACDF (neck fusion) cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level: from $2,285.70 to $3,824.64, with a median of $2,587.39. The lowest listed price is at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital — $301.69 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $3,206.02 at 4 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 22551, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 14, 2026 and Aug 10, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital lowest Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $2,285.70 | $7,619.00 | $3,504.74–$13,051.00 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | $2,587.39 | $3,980.60 | $78.57–$4,890.72 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | $2,587.39 | $3,980.60 | $78.57–$4,890.72 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $3,824.64 | $10,624.00 | $4,887.04–$13,051.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $3,824.64 | $10,624.00 | $4,887.04–$13,051.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,285.70, median $2,587.39, highest $3,824.64 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,055.17. 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 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.