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

Pennsylvania 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?

$6,918

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,918 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,918 from a physician practice, and about $8,128 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$6,918$4,898 to $7,244
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,128$2,818 to $22,909

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,128 · 10th to 90th $603 to $50,119Professionalmedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $3,311 to $8,710
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $8,128professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,135.61
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$10,232.93
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$8,128.31
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22,908.68
Median
$45,708.82
Typical High
$61,659.50
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 30th of 51

$6,918

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.