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Power Wheelchair, Group 3 Heavy-Duty, Captain's Chair

Nationwide rates for HCPCS K0851

Power wheelchair, group 3 heavy-duty, captain's chair, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Power Wheelchair, Group 3 Heavy-Duty, Captain's Chair cost?

$5,888

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,888 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,888 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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 54 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$5,888$4,677 to $7,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$1,047 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $501 to $7,244Professionalmedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $8,710
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $3,981professional $5,888

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$19,952.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,888.44

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Minnesota than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

MN $10,000UT $3,981

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.