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Application Of Skull Tongs Or Head Frame

West 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?

$245

Typical facility fee. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $245 to $1,413.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,622
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $245

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
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,621.81
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where West 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.

West Virginia $245 · 48th 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.