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Wheelchair Accessory, Seat Lift Mechanism

North Carolina rates for HCPCS E0985

Wheelchair accessory, seat lift mechanism

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Wheelchair Accessory, Seat Lift Mechanism cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$129 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$174 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $151 to $182Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $98 to $214
$20$50$100$200facility $174professional $174

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$125.89
8 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 25th of 51

$174

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.