go back

Heavy-Duty Wheelchair

South Carolina rates for HCPCS K0006

Heavy-duty wheelchair

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Heavy-Duty Wheelchair cost?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 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 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$550$550 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$85.11 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $51 to $708Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $479 to $933
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $417professional $550

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
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.6 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.

South Carolina $550 · 25th of 51
KS $1,660DC $363

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.