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Application Of Skull Tongs Or Head Frame

Georgia 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?

$3,162

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,549 to $5,012.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $575 to $7,079Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $234 to $537
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,162professional $316

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,511.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $3,162 · 17th 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.