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Application Of Skull Tongs Or Head Frame

Iowa 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?

$3,020

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $525 to $4,786.

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 $3,388 · 10th to 90th $363 to $6,761Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,122
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,388professional $427

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
$812.83
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$5,011.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $3,020 · 19th 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.