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

Alaska rates for HCPCS K0853

Power wheelchair, group 3 very heavy-duty, captain's chair, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 pounds

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$8,710

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,710 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9,333 from a physician practice, and about $6,918 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$9,333$8,128 to $12,882
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,918$4,898 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $10,965Professionalmedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $13,804
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,918professional $9,333

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
$8,128.31
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$10,471.29
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$12,882.50
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$12,882.50
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,964.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$15,135.61

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Minnesota than in Utah. 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.

Alaska· 8th of 51

$8,710

MN $12,303UT $4,898

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.