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Neck fusion (ACDF) in Tennessee: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 8 Tennessee hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 22551

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville$6,8620.6×22026-01-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro$7,4570.6×12026-01-01
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon$11,2200.9×52025-10-01
TriStar Skyline Medical Center Nashville$12,5381.0×32026-09-01
TriStar Summit Medical Center Hermitage$12,5381.0×32026-09-01
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville$12,8671.0×52025-10-01
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna$13,1911.1×32026-09-01
TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville$13,1911.1×32026-09-01

MS-DRG 473

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville$19,9701.2×62026-01-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro$20,3001.2×52026-01-01
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna$28,0701.7×72026-09-01
TriStar Skyline Medical Center Nashville$28,0701.7×82026-09-01
TriStar Summit Medical Center Hermitage$28,0701.7×82026-09-01
TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville$28,0701.7×72026-09-01
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon$40,3062.4×62025-10-01
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville$48,9132.9×62025-10-01

MS-DRG 472

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville$24,6351.2×52026-01-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro$25,0541.3×42026-01-01
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna$33,8741.7×72026-09-01
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville$61,3163.0×62025-10-01

Questions

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

8 Tennessee 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 $12,538, 1.0× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.