Techy SurgeonPrice AtlasInteractive atlas · All states · techysurgeon.com

Neck fusion (ACDF) in Minnesota: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 15 Minnesota hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

Open in the explorerAll statesEvery bill for the whole procedure

CPT 22551

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina$8,5600.6×32026-02-06
M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center Wyoming$8,9180.7×32026-02-05
M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center Minneapolis$8,9180.7×32026-02-06
M Health Fairview Northland Medical Center Princeton$8,9180.7×32026-01-29
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville$8,9180.7×32026-02-06
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park$14,3861.1×22026-03-31
North Memorial Health Robbinsdale$25,1681.9×62026-09-25
Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis$31,3122.3×12025-12-17

MS-DRG 473

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
North Memorial Health Robbinsdale$18,6611.0×52026-09-25
Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis$29,1311.6×32025-12-17
Lakeview Memorial Hospital Stillwater$29,6371.6×32026-03-31
Mercy Hospital (Allina, Coon Rapids) Coon Rapids$36,5062.0×42026-06-17
United Hospital (Allina) Saint Paul$36,5062.0×42026-06-16
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park$36,5122.0×32026-03-31
Regions Hospital Saint Paul$36,5122.0×32026-03-31
M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center Wyoming$40,6542.2×32026-02-05
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina$40,6542.2×32026-02-06
M Health Fairview Northland Medical Center Princeton$40,6542.2×32026-01-29
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville$40,6542.2×32026-02-06
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis$41,3032.3×52026-06-16
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo$41,3652.3×32026-06-16
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge$41,3652.3×32026-06-16
M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center Minneapolis$43,4142.4×32026-02-06

MS-DRG 472

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Lakeview Memorial Hospital Stillwater$36,3881.6×22026-03-31
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park$44,0622.0×32026-03-31
Mercy Hospital (Allina, Coon Rapids) Coon Rapids$47,2992.1×42026-06-17
United Hospital (Allina) Saint Paul$47,2992.1×42026-06-16
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo$49,9182.3×32026-06-16
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis$55,5742.5×52026-06-16

Questions

How much do insurers pay for neck fusion (acdf) in Minnesota?

15 Minnesota hospitals post usable commercial rates for neck fusion (acdf) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 22551, hospital outpatient, the median across 8 hospitals is $8,918, 0.7× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.