ACDF (neck fusion) cost in Ohio
In Ohio, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level: from $11,824.07 to $111,376.65, with a median of $54,816.74. The lowest price is at Surgical Hospital at Southwoods (Youngstown). The highest price is 9.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $54,816.74, is 293% above the US median of $13,964.00.
- Ohio ranks 23rd of 23 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Ohio's Hospital Care Assurance Program (HCAP): Ohio residents who are not on Medicaid and whose income is at or below 100% of the federal poverty level get basic, medically necessary hospital services free at hospitals in the program; physician bills are not included. Ask the hospital's billing office for an HCAP application. Other states' laws.
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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$11,824.07Surgical Hospital at Southwoods
Median$54,816.74half of hospitals charge less
Highest$111,376.65in Ohio
Lowest saves$42,992.67vs the median
Hospitals in Ohio, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical Hospital at Southwoods lowest Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH "Arthrodesis, anterior interbody, including disc space preparation, discectomy, osteophytectomy and decompression of spinal cord and/or nerve roots; cervical below C2" | $11,824.07 | $23,648.13 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima · Lima, OH Neck Spine Fuse&Remov Bel C2 | $15,472.80 | $17,192.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Health Institute Dayton · Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL | $30,000.00 | $35,000.00 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $36,170.81 | $60,284.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $40,529.43 | $67,549.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Genesis Hospital Zanesville · Zanesville, OH Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $40,753.83 | $67,923.05 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $41,248.79 | $68,747.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain · Cleveland, OH Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $45,738.94 | $76,231.57 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $48,289.85 | $80,483.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springfield Regional Medical Center Springfield · Springfield, OH Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $54,816.74 | $91,361.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany · Columbus, OH PR Arthrds Ant I-B Discectomy Decmpr Spinal Cord/Nerve Roots Cerv Below C2 | $57,912.38 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center Perrysburg · Toledo, OH Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $64,574.99 | $107,624.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima · Lima, OH Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $68,904.20 | $114,840.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St Charles Hospital Oregon · Toledo, OH Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $69,361.91 | $115,603.18 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St Anne Hospital Toledo · Toledo, OH Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $72,383.53 | $120,639.22 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St Vincent Medical Center Toledo · Toledo, OH Arthrd Ant Interbody Decompress Cervical Belw C2 | $79,176.74 | $131,961.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Avita Ontario Hospital Ontario · Mansfield, OH Neck spine fuse&remov bel c2 | $111,376.65 | $131,031.35 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bucyrus Community Hospital Bucyrus · Bucyrus, OH Neck spine fuse&remov bel c2 | $111,376.65 | $131,031.35 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Galion Community Hospital Galion · Columbus, OH Neck spine fuse&remov bel c2 | $111,376.65 | $131,031.35 | Mar 20, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo, OH | 4 | $64,574.99 | $70,872.72 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 3 | $36,170.81 | $40,529.43 |
| Columbus, OH | 2 | $57,912.38 | $84,644.52 |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $15,472.80 | $42,188.50 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 2 | $11,824.07 | $26,536.43 |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $111,376.65 | $111,376.65 |
| Cleveland, OH | 1 | $45,738.94 | $45,738.94 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1 | $30,000.00 | $30,000.00 |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $111,376.65 | $111,376.65 |
| Springfield, OH | 1 | $54,816.74 | $54,816.74 |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $40,753.83 | $40,753.83 |
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
- Indiana$27,340.53
- 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
- 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.