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

South Carolina 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?

$4,677

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,677 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,677 from a physician practice, and about $6,607 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$4,677$3,802 to $4,677
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,607$5,888 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $5,888 to $7,413Professionalmedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $5,888
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,607professional $4,677

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,096.48
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
$5,495.41
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,585.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
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
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 43rd of 51

$4,677

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.