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Application Of Skull Tongs Or Head Frame

Virginia 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?

$1,230

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $288 to $3,981.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $240 to $7,079Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $200 to $407
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,738professional $295

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$302.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $1,230 · 37th 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.