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Application Of Skull Tongs Or Head Frame

New Mexico 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?

$363

Typical facility fee. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $2,089.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $224 to $5,012
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $363

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
$346.74
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $363 · 46th 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.