ACDF (neck fusion) cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level: from $3,436.65 to $66,694.16, with a median of $24,245.50. The lowest price is at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center (Johnstown). The highest price is 19.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $24,245.50, is 74% above the US median of $13,964.00.
- Pennsylvania ranks 20th 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 Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3,436.65Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Median$24,245.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$66,694.16in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$20,808.85vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center lowest Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Arthrodesis, anterior interbody, including disc space preparation, discectomy, osteophytectomy and decompression of spinal cord and/or nerve roots; cervical below C2 | $3,436.65 | $8,591.62 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA FUSION OF UPPER SPINE BONE WITH REMOVAL OF DISC AND RELEASE OF SPINAL CORD OR NERVE; 1 DISC | $6,449.75 | $12,899.50 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 22551 NECK SPINE FUSE&REMOV BEL C2 Tech | $19,980.16 | $83,634.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 22551 Arthrodesis;Cervical Below C2 | $21,753.20 | $83,634.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 22551 NECK SPINE FUSE&REMOV BEL C2 Tech | $24,245.50 | $83,634.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA ARTHRD ANT NTRBDY CERVICAL | $25,845.84 | $107,691.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 22551 NECK SPINE FUSE&REMOV BEL C2 Tech | $26,319.62 | $83,634.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 22551 Arthrodesis;Cervical Below C2 | $27,707.94 | $83,634.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | $66,694.16 | — | Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $19,980.16 | $26,319.62 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $3,436.65 | $3,436.65 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $24,245.50 | $24,245.50 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $6,449.75 | $6,449.75 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $21,753.20 | $21,753.20 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 1 | $25,845.84 | $25,845.84 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $66,694.16 | $66,694.16 |
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
- Ohio$54,816.74
- Oklahoma$14,935.40, 4 hospitals
- Oregon$11,820.90, 1 hospital
- 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.