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Application Of Skull Tongs Or Head Frame

South Carolina 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?

$1,820

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $407 to $7,244.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $275 to $10,000
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,820

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
$275.42
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,000.00

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 28th of 49

$1,820

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.