how much does medicare pay for a wheelchair
Check to make sure you have met your Part B deductible. Medicare will not pay for the wheelchair until you have met your deductible. In 2015, the deductible is $147. This means you must have paid at least $147 of out-of-pocket medical expenses before the Medicare Part B coverage is applied to your wheelchair.
1 Costs for a power wheelchair vary tremendously, starting around $1,200-$1,500 and going as high as $30,000. 2  One study, published in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, evaluated 15 electric-powered wheelchairs, with an average cost of $7,132.