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

Iowa rates for HCPCS K0851

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$6,607

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,607 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7,586 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7,586$3,548 to $9,772
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$5,623 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $12,303Professionalmedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $3,311 to $11,482
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,623professional $7,586

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
$11,481.54
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$15,488.17
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$9,120.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$12,302.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,232.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,513.56
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$9,772.37
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
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
$3,388.44
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in North Dakota than in Mississippi. 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.

Iowa· 12th of 51

$6,607

ND $12,303MS $1,122

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.