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Power Wheelchair, Group 2 Standard, Seat Elevator

California rates for HCPCS K0831

Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, seat elevator, captain's chair, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Power Wheelchair, Group 2 Standard, Seat Elevator cost?

$2,884

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,467 from a physician practice, and about $389 from a hospital or other facility.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,467$2,291 to $3,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$309 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,698Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $3,890
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $389professional $3,467

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,513.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,715.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,818.38
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,897.79
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,025.60
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,388.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$741.31

Where California sits

The same service costs 19.5 times more in Kansas than in Illinois. 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.

California· 22nd of 51

$2,884

KS $5,754IL $295

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.