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Application Of Skull Tongs Or Head Frame

Hawaii 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 October 2026.

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

$275

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $186 to $282.

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 $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $3,890Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $30 to $309
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,818professional $275

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$309.03

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Alaska than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Hawaii· 34th of 51

$275

AK $977UT $195

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.