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Heavy-Duty Shock Absorber for Power Wheelchair

Iowa 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $129 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$129 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$120 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $95 to $251Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $120 to $195
$100$200facility $129professional $195

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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 3rd of 51

$195

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.