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Lightweight Wheelchair

Iowa rates for HCPCS K0003

Lightweight wheelchair

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lightweight Wheelchair cost?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $347 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 7 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$355$302 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$174 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $45 to $1,000Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $257 to $589
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $347professional $355

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$616.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$645.65
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Kansas than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $355 · 19th of 51
KS $832DC $257

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.