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Fitting A Halo To The Skull

Iowa rates for HCPCS 20661

Fits a halo, a rigid metal ring anchored to the skull with pins, to hold the head and neck completely still while bone or ligaments heal. The service covers putting the halo on and taking it off again later. It is used after a neck fracture, a spinal operation, or an unstable neck injury.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fitting A Halo To The Skull cost?

$2,951

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,951 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $955 to $4,898.

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 $3,631 · 10th to 90th $794 to $7,943Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,622
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $891

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
$933.25
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,137.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 27.5 times more in Indiana than in Wyoming. 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.

Iowa· 20th of 49

$2,951

IN $8,128WY $295

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.