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Power Wheelchair, Group 4 Heavy-Duty, Single Power Option

California rates for HCPCS K0879

Power wheelchair, group 4 heavy-duty, single power option, sling/solid seat/back, patient weight capacity 301 to 450 pounds

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Power Wheelchair, Group 4 Heavy-Duty, Single Power Option cost?

$6,918

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,918 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,918 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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 7 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$6,918$6,918 to $6,918
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$1,096 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $100 to $6,918Professionalmedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $6,918 to $8,128
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,096professional $6,918

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$13,182.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$15,848.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03

Where California sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. 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.

California· 12th of 50

$6,918

KS $8,128MN $5,623

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.