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Application Of Skull Tongs Or Head Frame

Massachusetts 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?

$2,754

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,549 to $3,548.

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 $2,754 · 10th to 90th $240 to $4,898
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,754

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
$1,513.56
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $2,754 · 21st 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.