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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 July 2026.

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

$5,888

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,888 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,888 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 6 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$5,888$5,495 to $7,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,096 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $490 to $7,244Professionalmedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $7,413
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,802professional $5,888

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
$5,888.44
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,302.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Minnesota than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $5,888 · 23rd of 51
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.