Surgery and procedures CPT 22551 Alaska Outpatient

ACDF (neck fusion) cost in Alaska

In Alaska, 3 hospitals publish a cash price for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level: from $10,797.70 to $33,960.29, with a median of $17,637.00. The lowest price is at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (Fairbanks). The highest price is 3.1× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 22551. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 22, 2026.

Lowest$10,797.70Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
Median$17,637.00half pay less
Highest$33,960.29in Alaska
Lowest saves$6,839.30vs the median

Hospitals in Alaska, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital lowest Fairbanks · Fairbanks-College, AK Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc $10,797.70 $11,366.00 Jun 16, 2026
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Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage · Anchorage, AK Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc $17,637.00 $17,637.00 Aug 20, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer · Anchorage, AK ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL $33,960.29 $113,200.96 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Anchorage, AK 2 $17,637.00 $25,798.64
Fairbanks-College, AK 1 $10,797.70 $10,797.70

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.

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.