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Application Of Skull Tongs Or Head Frame

Idaho 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?

$646

Typical facility fee. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 to $3,631.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $240 to $5,495
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $646

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
$1,621.81
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,248.07
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,762.47

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $646 · 38th 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.