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Power Wheelchair, Group 2 Heavy-Duty, Sling/Solid Seat

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS K0824

Power wheelchair, group 2 heavy-duty, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Power Wheelchair, Group 2 Heavy-Duty, Sling/Solid Seat cost?

$3,162

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,162 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$3,162$2,884 to $3,388
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,862 to $15,136

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $339 to $33,884Professionalmedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $3,981
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,291professional $3,162

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,801.89
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$6,309.57
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,801.89
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$30,902.95
Typical High
$40,738.03
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Minnesota than in Oregon. 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· 39th of 51

$3,162

MN $6,310OR $1,862

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.