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Lightweight Wheelchair, Detachable Arms, Footrest

California rates for HCPCS E1260

Lightweight wheelchair, detachable arms (desk or full-length) swing-away detachable footrest

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lightweight Wheelchair, Detachable Arms, Footrest cost?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $417 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$479$331 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$61.66 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $62 to $5,012Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $331 to $813
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $417professional $479

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
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,584.89
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
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
$1,202.26
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,096.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$933.25

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.2 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 $479 · 39th of 51
KS $1,072UT $331

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.