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Halo Brace Application, Fragile Skull

Delaware rates for HCPCS 20664

This service applies a halo brace - a rigid ring attached to the skull with pins and connected to a supportive vest - to immobilize the head and neck. It uses a technique adapted for patients whose skull bone is unusually thin or fragile, such as young children or people with certain bone conditions, and includes removal of the device when treatment is complete. This kind of immobilization is used to stabilize the neck after an injury or before or after certain spine surgery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Halo Brace Application, Fragile Skull cost?

$912

Typical physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $832 to $955.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $100 to $7,244Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,995
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,898professional $912

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
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Delaware· 50th of 51

$912

CA $3,890KY $832

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.