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Kentucky 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?

$2,951

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,951 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,951 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,951$2,754 to $3,890
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$2,630 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $525 to $5,248Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $3,981
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,631professional $2,951

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
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,398.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$407.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 40th of 51

$2,951

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.