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Ultralightweight Wheelchair

South Carolina rates for HCPCS K0005

Ultralightweight wheelchair

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ultralightweight Wheelchair cost?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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 6 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$1,820$1,413 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$617 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $129 to $2,512Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $2,089
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,259professional $1,820

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$707.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Kansas than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $1,479 · 27th of 51
KS $2,570UT $1,047

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.