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

North Carolina 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?

$9,120

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9,120 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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 5 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$9,120$9,120 to $9,120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$1,349 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $501 to $9,120Professionalmedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $6,918 to $9,120
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $9,120

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
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
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
$4,365.16
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$15,135.61
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,918.31
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 5th of 51

$9,120

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.