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Neck fusion (ACDF) in Pennsylvania: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 22 Pennsylvania hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 22551

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Upmc Mercy Pittsburgh$8,5050.7×12026-03-06
Jefferson Abington Hospital Abington$9,4890.8×32026-09-15
Upmc Passavant Pittsburgh$10,5820.8×12026-03-07
Upmc St Margaret Pittsburgh$11,0340.9×12026-03-06
Upmc East Monroeville$11,0340.9×12026-03-06
Riddle Memorial Hospital Media$12,9201.0×22026-04-01
Paoli Hospital Paoli$12,9201.0×22026-04-01
Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr$12,9901.0×22026-04-01
Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood$12,9901.0×22026-04-01
Temple University Hospital Philadelphia$15,6481.2×62026-04-13
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton$15,7371.3×42026-09-15
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia$16,9501.3×42026-09-15
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia$18,0761.4×32026-09-15
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh$19,4091.6×12026-03-06
Upmc Washington Washington$22,3921.8×22026-03-06
Jefferson Hospital Jefferson Hills$30,1532.4×52026-04-14
Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona$31,2422.5×52026-04-14
Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown$31,2592.4×72026-07-01
Forbes Hospital Monroeville$35,2782.8×52026-04-14
Ahn Wexford Hospital Wexford$37,6303.0×52026-04-14
Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh$41,0713.3×52026-04-14

MS-DRG 473

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Upmc Washington Washington$22,5501.3×42026-03-06
Upmc St Margaret Pittsburgh$32,2161.9×12026-03-06
Upmc East Monroeville$32,6521.9×12026-03-06
Upmc Mercy Pittsburgh$33,1272.0×12026-03-06
Upmc Passavant Pittsburgh$38,0322.3×12026-03-07
Jefferson Abington Hospital Abington$38,4102.3×62026-09-15
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton$39,7772.4×52026-09-15
Riddle Memorial Hospital Media$40,2182.3×42026-04-01
Paoli Hospital Paoli$40,3422.4×42026-04-01
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh$42,3292.5×12026-03-06
Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr$43,7122.5×42026-04-01
Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown$46,5382.6×52026-07-01
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia$49,7882.8×52026-09-15
Magee Womens Hospital Of Upmc Health System Pittsburgh$50,3843.0×12026-03-06
Temple University Hospital Philadelphia$50,5852.8×72026-04-13
Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood$50,6763.0×42026-04-01
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia$59,8333.4×52026-09-15

MS-DRG 472

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Riddle Memorial Hospital Media$50,5652.3×42026-04-01
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh$52,3932.6×12026-03-06
Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr$54,5092.5×42026-04-01
Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown$57,5092.7×52026-07-01
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia$72,2043.4×52026-09-15

Questions

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

22 Pennsylvania hospitals post usable commercial rates for neck fusion (acdf) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 22551, hospital outpatient, the median across 21 hospitals is $15,737, 1.3× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.