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

South 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?

$7,244

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7,244 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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$7,244$7,079 to $9,120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$1,349 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $603 to $8,913Professionalmedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $9,120
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $7,244

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
$7,244.36
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
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
$15,135.61
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$9,120.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,456.54

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 24th of 51

$7,244

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.