ACDF (neck fusion) cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level: from $11,186.90 to $28,061.60, with a median of $15,366.13. The lowest price is at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center (Shreveport). The highest price is 2.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $15,366.13, is 10% above the US median of $13,964.00.
- Louisiana ranks 17th of 24 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$11,186.90Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center
Median$15,366.13half of hospitals charge less
Highest$28,061.60in Louisiana
Lowest saves$4,179.23vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center lowest Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA NECK SPINE FUSE&REMOVE ADDL | $11,186.90 | $39,953.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital Slidell · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 22551 - ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL | $11,426.25 | $79,628.58 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL | $11,666.69 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA NECK SPINE FUSE&REMOVE ADDL | $13,542.31 | $52,085.79 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA NECK SPINE FUSE&REMOVE ADDL | $15,241.97 | $66,269.41 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA NECK SPINE FUSE&REMOVE ADDL | $15,490.28 | $73,763.24 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Arthrodesis, anterior interbody, including disc space preparation, discectomy, osteophytectomy and d | $16,983.40 | $24,500.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Arthrodesis Ant Interbody Inc Discectomy, Cervical Below C2 | $26,487.41 | $84,075.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA NECK SPINE FUSE&REMOVE ADDL | $27,857.71 | $126,625.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA ARTHRD ANT INTERBODY DECOMPRESS CERVICAL BELW C2 | $28,061.60 | $48,105.60 | May 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette, LA | 2 | $15,241.97 | $15,366.12 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 2 | $27,857.71 | $27,959.66 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $11,186.90 | $12,364.60 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $26,487.41 | $26,487.41 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $16,983.40 | $16,983.40 |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $11,666.69 | $11,666.69 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $11,426.25 | $11,426.25 |
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$14,686.02
- Alaska$41,826.74, 1 hospital
- Arizona$27,056.41, 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$4,444.00
- Hawaii$22,264.20, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$15,889.00
- Illinois$12,199.00
- Indiana$29,710.61
- Iowa$4,788.70
- Kansas$12,095.00
- Kentucky$16,641.72, 3 hospitals
- Michigan$2,722.32
- Minnesota$13,298.99, 4 hospitals
- Mississippi$11,588.01
- 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$16,900.00
- 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$17,298.96, 4 hospitals
- West Virginia$11,832.26
- Wisconsin$6,937.95
- Wyoming$7,982.28, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.