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New York 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?

$3,715

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,715 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$3,715$2,951 to $3,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$3,631 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $4,571Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $4,365
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $3,715

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
$1,995.26
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,073.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$630.96
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
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,862.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,365.16
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$446.68
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,365.16
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$467.74
6 more rates 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
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
BP · Chose to purchase
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KH · Purchase or 1st rental month
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RB · Replacement part
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
BP · Chose to purchase
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KH · Purchase or 1st rental month
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RB · Replacement part
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where New York 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.

New York· 15th of 51

$3,715

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.