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

Washington 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?

$5,370

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,370 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,370 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 9 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$5,370$5,370 to $6,457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,047 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $891 to $6,026Professionalmedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $955 to $9,333
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,754professional $5,370

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
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,456.54
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$12,022.64
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
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,606.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,585.78
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$6,025.60
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$9,332.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$9,332.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Washington 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.

Washington $5,370 · 36th 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.