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Power Wheelchair, Group 3 Standard, Single Power Option

North Carolina 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?

$4,365

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,365 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$4,365$3,236 to $5,888
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$4,365 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $3,890 to $7,244Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $7,244
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $4,365

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
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$602.56
9 more rates 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
$2,884.03
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,025.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 38th of 51

$4,365

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.