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Halo Brace Application, Fragile Skull

Ohio 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 October 2026.

How much does Halo Brace Application, Fragile Skull cost?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$676$501 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$794 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $550 to $7,244Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,175
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $676

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,096.48
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,445.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,122.02
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,348.96
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,584.89
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Ohio· 49th of 51

$692

AK $3,715TX $490

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.