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Application Of Skull Tongs Or Head Frame

Oregon 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?

$457

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $389 to $513.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $282 to $6,026Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $331 to $550
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $457professional $447

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
$575.44
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$549.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$524.81
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 31.6 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Oregon· 41st of 49

$457

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.