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

North Carolina 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?

$7,413

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7,413 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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 5 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$7,413$7,413 to $7,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$1,096 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $407 to $7,413Professionalmedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $5,495 to $7,413
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $7,413

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,302.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Minnesota than in Utah. 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.

North Carolina· 5th of 51

$7,413

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.