go back

Heavy-Duty Shock Absorber for Power Wheelchair

South Dakota 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 South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $219 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$148$129 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$200 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $120 to $347Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $120 to $195
$100$200facility $219professional $148

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
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$147.91
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74
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 South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 2nd 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.