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Power Wheelchair, Group 3 Standard, Single Power Option

Louisiana rates for HCPCS K0856

Power wheelchair, group 3 standard, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity up to and including 300 pounds

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Power Wheelchair, Group 3 Standard, Single Power Option cost?

$5,888

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,888 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,761 from a physician practice, and about $0.03 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6,761$3,631 to $6,761
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.03$0.02 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $4,365Professionalmedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $7,244
$0.1$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $0professional $6,761

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.03
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 11.2 times more in North Dakota than in Montana. 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.

Louisiana· 11th of 51

$5,888

ND $11,749MT $1,047

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.