Surgery and procedures CPT 22551 New Mexico Outpatient

ACDF (neck fusion) cost in New Mexico

In New Mexico, 3 hospitals publish a cash price for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level: from $3,548.10 to $42,743.07, with a median of $6,829.47. The lowest price is at San Juan Regional Medical Center (Farmington). The highest price is 12.0× 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 27, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$3,548.10San Juan Regional Medical Center
Median$6,829.47half pay less
Highest$42,743.07in New Mexico
Lowest saves$3,281.37vs the median

Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
San Juan Regional Medical Center lowest Farmington · Farmington, NM Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc $3,548.10 $7,096.20 Jun 9, 2026
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Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Arthrodesis, anterior interbody, including disc space preparation, discectomy, osteophytectomy and decompression of spinal cord and/or nerve roots; cervical below C2 $6,829.47 $11,382.45 —
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Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL $42,743.07 $158,307.68 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
Las Cruces, NM 2 $6,829.47 $24,786.27
Farmington, NM 1 $3,548.10 $3,548.10

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.