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Special Back Height for Wheelchair

Maryland rates for HCPCS E1228

Special back height for wheelchair

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Special Back Height for Wheelchair cost?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $170 to $234.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $13 to $219Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $166 to $257
$10$20$50$100$200facility $98professional $170

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
$165.96
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$239.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Minnesota 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.

Maryland· 46th of 51

$170

MN $347UT $107

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.