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Power Wheelchair, Group 3 Standard, Single Power Option

South 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?

$3,981

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,981 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,981$3,236 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$4,365 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $3,890 to $7,244Professionalmedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $5,623
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,623professional $3,981

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,888.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$549.54
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
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 41st of 51

$3,981

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.