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

South Dakota 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?

$8,913

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,913 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8,913 from a physician practice, and about $6,166 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$8,913$8,913 to $12,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,166$933 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $646 to $15,136Professionalmedian $8,913 · 10th to 90th $3,467 to $15,136
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,166professional $8,913

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
$8,912.51
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$12,022.64
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
$15,135.61
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$19,054.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$24,547.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,912.51
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$12,022.64

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 6th of 51

$8,913

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.