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Wheelchair Accessory, Seat Lift Mechanism

Minnesota rates for HCPCS E0985

Wheelchair accessory, seat lift mechanism

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Wheelchair Accessory, Seat Lift Mechanism cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $295 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$151 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$182 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $162 to $1,318Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $123 to $331
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $295professional $275

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
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,187.76
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.99
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$251.19

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in North Dakota than in Washington. 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$288

ND $302WA $117

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.