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Application Of Skull Tongs Or Head Frame

Pennsylvania 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 October 2026.

How much does Application Of Skull Tongs Or Head Frame cost?

$1,342

Typical total for the visit. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,342 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$245$224 to $257
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$589 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $468 to $5,012Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $214 to $331
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,096professional $245

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.12
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$56,234.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$251.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$125.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$50.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$186.21
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.12
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$501.19
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,630.27
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Pennsylvania· 40th of 51

$1,342

$245 physician + $1,096 facility

CO $4,689MT $752

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.