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Application Of Skull Tongs Or Head Frame

Connecticut 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?

$5,248

Typical facility fee. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,248 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,365 to $7,079.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $3,890 to $8,511
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,248

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
$3,890.45
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,332.54

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $5,248 · 4th 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.