Surgeon choices, and the choice of surgeons, affect total hospital charges for single-level anterior cervical surgery.

Study Design: This retrospective study assessed the total hospital charges for performing 102 single-level anterior cervical discectomy/fusion (1-ADF) procedures performed during a single year at one institution. All cases were in a single diagnosis-related group (DRG) category (473: cervical spine fusion), and used a single Principle Procedure Code (81.02).