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Manual Wheelchair Accessory, Lever-Activated Wheel Drive

New York rates for HCPCS E0988

Manual wheelchair accessory, lever-activated, wheel drive, pair

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Manual Wheelchair Accessory, Lever-Activated Wheel Drive cost?

$2,692

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,692 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,692$2,455 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$2,512 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $2,570Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $331 to $3,981
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $2,692

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,479.11
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,981.07
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,981.07
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84
4 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
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KH · Purchase or 1st rental month
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RB · Replacement part
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KH · Purchase or 1st rental month
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RB · Replacement part
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where New York sits

The same service costs 26.3 times more in Kansas than in Hawaii. 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.

New York· 18th of 51

$2,692

KS $4,898HI $186

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.