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Application Of Skull Tongs Or Head Frame

Washington 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?

$575

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $339 to $4,266.

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 $575 · 10th to 90th $269 to $8,511
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $575

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
$436.52
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$18,620.87
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$870.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,737.80
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$478.63
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$537.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Washington 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.

Washington $575 · 39th 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.