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Power Wheelchair, Group 3 Very Heavy-Duty, Sling/Solid Seat

Alabama rates for HCPCS K0852

Power wheelchair, group 3 very heavy-duty, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 pounds

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Power Wheelchair, Group 3 Very Heavy-Duty, Sling/Solid Seat cost?

$6,457

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,918 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 4 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$6,918$5,370 to $10,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$692 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $380 to $8,710Professionalmedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $10,000
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $6,918

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
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,888.44

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Minnesota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alabama· 31st of 51

$6,457

MN $12,023DC $4,786

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.