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Heavy-Duty Shock Absorber for Power Wheelchair

New York 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $120 to $151.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $95 to $120Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $120 to $151
$100$200facility $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
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
$112.20
1 more rate 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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$39.81

Where New York 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.

New York· 4th of 51

$151

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.