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Heavy-Duty Shock Absorber for Power Wheelchair

California rates for HCPCS E1018

Heavy-duty shock absorber for heavy-duty or extra heavy-duty power wheelchair, each

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Heavy-Duty Shock Absorber for Power Wheelchair cost?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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$151$95.50 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$18.62 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $15 to $120Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $40 to $151
$20$50$100facility $95professional $151

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
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$131.83
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$151.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$151.36

Where California sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Kansas than in New Jersey. 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.

California· 21st of 51

$120

KS $417NJ $79.43

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.