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Application Of Skull Tongs Or Head Frame

Minnesota 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?

$1,585

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $617 to $3,802.

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 $1,585 · 10th to 90th $316 to $6,761
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,585

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
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $1,585 · 33rd 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.