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

Michigan 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 Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,710 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10,000 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 7 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$10,000$7,079 to $10,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$741 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $417 to $10,000Professionalmedian $10,000 · 10th to 90th $4,074 to $10,471
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,388professional $10,000

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,471.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50,118.72
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$50,118.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$13,803.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$15,135.61
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$19,952.62
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 7th 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.