K0853 Medicaid Rate by State

Power wheelchair, group 3 very heavy duty, captains chair, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 pounds

41 state Medicaid programs publish a fee-for-service rate for K0853 (power wheelchair, group 3 very heavy duty, captains chair, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 pounds), ranging from $35.75 in Mississippi to $13,405.10 in Kentucky.

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Publishing states

41

Median % of Medicare

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Rate range

$35.75 - $13,405.10

K0853 rates in every publishing state

StateMedicaid rate% of MedicarePrior authVintage
Alabama$8,936.73----2026
Arizona$43.81*----2026
California$727.56----2026
Colorado$7,776.15--Required2026
Connecticut$6,220.60--Required2013
District of Columbia$12,616.61--Required2025
Florida$6,070.99----2026
Georgia$5,820.48*----2026
Hawaii$727.56----2025
Iowa$7,081.62----2024
Idaho$7,721.34*--Required2026
Illinois$6,189.34----2026
Indiana$8,761.53*--Required2026
Kansas$500.00----2006
Kentucky$13,405.10----2026
Massachusetts$1,283.43*----2026
Maryland$11,394.34--Required2026
Maine$8,936.73*----2026
Michigan$9,446.00----2026
Minnesota$8,936.73--Required2026
Missouri$7,384.73*--Required2019
Mississippi$35.75*----2026
Montana$13,405.10--Required2026
North Dakota$8,936.73--Required2026
Nebraska$7,866.84*----2026
New Jersey$7,819.64--Required2026
New Mexico$1,314.23----2025
Nevada$10,398.60----2021
New York$7,348.36----2026
Ohio$5,485.92----2017
Oklahoma$8,936.73----2026
Pennsylvania$5,820.48*----2007
South Carolina$517.34*----2024
Texas$7,095.16*----2012
Utah$6,395.57*--Required2026
Virginia$8,445.18----2026
Vermont$7,491.11--Required2026
Washington$8,936.73*----2026
Wisconsin$8,936.73----2026
West Virginia$1,072.41----2026
Wyoming$8,043.06*--Required2026

Published Medicaid fee-for-service schedule amounts, not a coverage or eligibility guarantee. Managed-care plan rates can differ. Where no prior-authorization flag is shown, the state does not publish one. Rows marked * are representative published variants or methodology-derived rates. "--" in the prior-auth column means the state publishes no PA flag.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Medicaid pay for K0853?

41 state Medicaid programs publish a fee-for-service rate for K0853 (power wheelchair, group 3 very heavy duty, captains chair, patient weight capacity 451 to 600 pounds), ranging from $35.75 in Mississippi to $13,405.10 in Kentucky. The full table on this page lists every publishing state's current rate.

Which state pays the most for K0853?

Kentucky publishes the highest Medicaid rate for K0853 at $13,405.10. Mississippi publishes the lowest at $35.75.

Does K0853 require prior authorization under Medicaid?

14 of the 41 publishing states flag K0853 as requiring prior authorization (always or conditionally) on their fee schedules. States without a flag publish no PA indicator for this code - that means "not published", not "no PA required".