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North Carolina rates for HCPCS K0859

Power wheelchair, group 3 heavy-duty, single power option, captain's chair, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does HCPCS K0859 cost?

$6,918

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,918 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,761 from a physician practice, and about $7,413 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$3,802 to $7,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,413$7,413 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $6,918 to $8,511Professionalmedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $8,511
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,413professional $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
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$707.95
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
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$10,232.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in North Dakota than in Mississippi. 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· 27th of 51

$6,918

ND $13,804MS $1,288

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.