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Wheelchair with Fixed Arm, Footrests

California rates for HCPCS E1221

Wheelchair with fixed arm, footrests

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Wheelchair with Fixed Arm, Footrests cost?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $282 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$302$204 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$37.15 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $37 to $3,162Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $204 to $589
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $282professional $302

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
$181.97
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,412.54
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$645.65
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
$371.54
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$741.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$630.96

Where California sits

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

California· 42nd of 51

$295

KS $631UT $182

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.