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Neck fusion (ACDF) in North Dakota: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 7 North Dakota hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 22551

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Altru Hospital Grand Forks$11,9960.9×32026-03-01
Chi Mercy Health Valley City$16,9081.3×52026-02-28
Chi St Alexius Health Bismarck$22,2591.7×12026-02-28
Sanford Fargo$23,2401.8×12026-03-04
Essentia Health Fargo Fargo$30,0702.3×12026-01-01

MS-DRG 473

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Trinity Hospitals Minot$23,0461.3×22026-04-01
Chi Mercy Health Valley City$26,3661.5×42026-02-28
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck$29,5151.7×32026-03-04
Chi St Alexius Health Bismarck$30,0861.7×22026-02-28
Sanford Fargo$31,1921.8×22026-03-04
Altru Hospital Grand Forks$32,4781.8×42026-03-01
Essentia Health Fargo Fargo$42,7422.4×42026-01-01

MS-DRG 472

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Chi Mercy Health Valley City$29,6881.4×42026-02-28
Trinity Hospitals Minot$29,9261.4×12026-04-01
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck$35,6191.7×32026-03-04
Chi St Alexius Health Bismarck$36,8201.7×22026-02-28
Sanford Fargo$37,8901.8×22026-03-04
Altru Hospital Grand Forks$39,1941.8×42026-03-01
Essentia Health Fargo Fargo$52,3082.4×42026-01-01

Questions

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

7 North Dakota hospitals post usable commercial rates for neck fusion (acdf) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 22551, hospital outpatient, the median across 5 hospitals is $22,259, 1.7× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.