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Heavy-Duty Shock Absorber for Power Wheelchair

Michigan rates for HCPCS E1018

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$120$120 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$95.50 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $95 to $120Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $98 to $129
$10$20$50$100$200facility $95professional $120

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$151.36
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Kansas than in Alabama. 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.

Michigan· 15th of 51

$120

KS $417AL $120

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.