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

Minnesota 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?

$9,772

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,772 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10,233 from a physician practice, and about $8,710 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$10,233$3,802 to $11,482
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,710$7,244 to $18,197

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,710 · 10th to 90th $7,079 to $39,811Professionalmedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $3,311 to $12,589
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $8,710professional $10,233

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
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$16,982.44
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$36,307.81
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$15,848.93
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$37,153.52
Typical High
$87,096.36
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,715.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,165.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,548.82
2 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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$9,772

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.