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Alabama rates for HCPCS K0838

Power wheelchair, group 2 heavy-duty, single power option, captain's chair, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does HCPCS K0838 cost?

$3,548

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,344 to $3,631.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $3,631Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,890
$2K$5Kfacility $3,631professional $3,090

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
02 + 10 + 12 + 17 + 21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 32 · Mandated service + 34 + 41
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$371.54
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 12.6 times more in Kansas than in Montana. 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.

Alabama· 23rd of 51

$3,548

KS $8,128MT $646

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.