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Application Of Skull Tongs Or Head Frame

Texas 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?

$2,188

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $3,715.

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 $2,188 · 10th to 90th $269 to $5,495
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,188

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
$707.95
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,265.80
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Texas 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.

Texas $2,188 · 26th 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.