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Application Of Skull Tongs Or Head Frame

California rates for HCPCS 20660

Attaches tongs or a frame to the skull to hold the head and neck steady. Removing the device later is part of this same service. It is provided on its own, not together with a related operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Application Of Skull Tongs Or Head Frame cost?

$5,495

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,802 to $8,511.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $13,804Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $158 to $692
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $5,754professional $245

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,803.84
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$57,543.99
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$691.83
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where California sits

The same service costs 31.6 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $5,495 · 3rd of 49
IN $7,244ND $229

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.