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

New York 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?

$5,248

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,248 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,248 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 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$5,248$5,129 to $5,888
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$5,888 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $5,012 to $6,607Professionalmedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $3,802 to $10,233
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,888professional $5,248

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
$2,691.53
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,412.54
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,890.45
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,715.19
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,882.50
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$12,882.50
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,715.19
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$891.25
8 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
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
BP · Chose to purchase
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KH · Purchase or 1st rental month
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RB · Replacement part
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
BP · Chose to purchase
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KH · Purchase or 1st rental month
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RB · Replacement part
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$11,481.54

Where New York 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.

New York· 32nd of 51

$5,248

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.