go back

Amputee Wheelchair, Fixed Arms, Legrests

California rates for HCPCS E1170

Amputee wheelchair, fixed full-length arms, swing-away detachable elevating legrests

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Amputee Wheelchair, Fixed Arms, Legrests cost?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 8 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$562$380 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$69.18 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $69 to $5,888Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,000
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $525professional $562

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,398.83
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,230.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Kansas than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $550 · 42nd of 51
KS $1,175UT $339

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.