ACDF (neck fusion) cost in Indiana
In Indiana, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level: from $15,009.94 to $92,375.31, with a median of $27,340.53. The lowest price is at Franciscan Health Crown Point (Crown Point). The highest price is 6.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $27,340.53, is 96% above the US median of $13,964.00.
- Indiana ranks 21st of 23 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 Nov 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$15,009.94Franciscan Health Crown Point
Median$27,340.53half of hospitals charge less
Highest$92,375.31in Indiana
Lowest saves$12,330.59vs the median
Hospitals in Indiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscan Health Crown Point lowest Crown Point · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $15,009.94 | $58,178.05 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $17,865.78 | $77,341.05 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Michigan City Michigan City · Michigan City-La Porte, IN Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $19,221.51 | $92,411.10 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $19,973.53 | $93,772.45 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $24,092.25 | $89,230.55 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Lafayette Lafayette · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $26,180.89 | $118,465.55 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | $27,340.53 | $39,057.90 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus · Columbus, IN Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $32,080.69 | $40,100.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center – The Orthopedic Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL | $32,110.78 | $118,928.81 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL | $35,760.17 | $132,445.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL | $41,967.62 | $139,892.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL | $56,004.42 | $207,423.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $92,375.31 | $102,639.23 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
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
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 4 | $15,009.94 | $22,032.89 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 3 | $32,110.78 | $35,760.17 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 3 | $17,865.78 | $27,340.53 |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $32,080.69 | $32,080.69 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $26,180.89 | $26,180.89 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $19,221.51 | $19,221.51 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What ACDF (neck fusion) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: ACDF (neck fusion) explained.
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level in other states
- Alabama$16,604.44
- Alaska$33,960.29, 1 hospital
- Arizona$27,827.33, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$1,991.03
- California$9,951.20
- Colorado$19,136.53, 4 hospitals
- Connecticut$11,260.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$21,472.91
- Georgia$4,066.53, 4 hospitals
- Hawaii$22,264.20, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$15,889.00
- Illinois$12,199.00
- Iowa$4,788.70
- Kansas$12,095.00
- Kentucky$16,641.72, 3 hospitals
- Louisiana$15,366.13
- Michigan$2,722.32
- Minnesota$13,298.99, 4 hospitals
- Mississippi$9,436.35
- Missouri$14,085.27, 4 hospitals
- Montana$7,072.55, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$4,660.00
- Nevada$13,964.00, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$2,174.91, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$14,241.77
- New Mexico$5,276.12, 4 hospitals
- New York$15,226.08
- North Carolina$5,390.43, 2 hospitals
- North Dakota$12,624.56, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$54,816.74
- Oklahoma$14,935.40, 4 hospitals
- Oregon$11,820.90, 1 hospital
- Pennsylvania$24,245.50
- Rhode Island$14,873.42, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$42,731.99, 4 hospitals
- South Dakota$1,424.47, 1 hospital
- Tennessee$14,206.76
- Texas$7,023.52
- Vermont$19,680.86, 1 hospital
- Virginia$42,346.10
- Washington$18,190.68
- West Virginia$11,832.26
- Wisconsin$6,937.95
- Wyoming$7,982.28, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.