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Special Back Height for Wheelchair

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS E1228

Special back height for wheelchair

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Special Back Height for Wheelchair cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $200.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $17 to $251Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $110 to $295
$20$50$100$200facility $155professional $174

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
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$257.04
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$257.04
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$302.00

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 44th of 51

$174

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.