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Application Of Skull Tongs Or Head Frame

Missouri 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?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,089 to $5,129.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $7,413
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,236

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
$1,071.52
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $3,236 · 15th 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.