HCPCS A0427

Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency) (CMS descriptor)

Other services Work RVU per service none (2024 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

6,857
96th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
$1.52B
100th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
3.7M
98th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
167
89th percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
1,968
91st percentile among 6,471 codes billed · 2024
+0.7%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2023; billers +0.2% · 2024

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$1.00B2020: $1.46B paid20202021: $1.43B paid20212022: $1.44B paid20222023: $1.51B paid20232024: $1.52B paid2024$1.52B$0$1.00B2020: $1.46B paid20202021: $1.43B paid20212022: $1.44B paid20222023: $1.51B paid20232024: $1.52B paid2024$1.52B$0$1.00B2020: $1.46B paid20202021: $1.43B paid20212022: $1.44B paid20222023: $1.51B paid20232024: $1.52B paid2024$1.52B$0$1.00B2020: $1.46B paid20202021: $1.43B paid20212022: $1.44B paid20222023: $1.51B paid20232024: $1.52B paid2024$1.52B

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

Billers

05,0002020: 6,952 providers20202021: 6,963 providers20212022: 6,882 providers20222023: 6,841 providers20232024: 6,857 providers20246,85705,0002020: 6,952 providers20202021: 6,963 providers20212022: 6,882 providers20222023: 6,841 providers20232024: 6,857 providers20246,85705,0002020: 6,952 providers20202021: 6,963 providers20212022: 6,882 providers20222023: 6,841 providers20232024: 6,857 providers20246,85705,0002020: 6,952 providers20202021: 6,963 providers20212022: 6,882 providers20222023: 6,841 providers20232024: 6,857 providers20246,857

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated reported
20246,857$1,522,290,381+1%3,690,9071671,9680.00
20236,841$1,511,990,754+5%3,770,1331702,0040.00
20226,882$1,444,134,304+1%3,909,8571732,0240.00
20216,963$1,433,341,736-2%4,032,6921772,1570.00
20206,952$1,458,570,191first year in data4,146,2631792,2110.00

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

By state

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
California205$210,891,357449,76465510,339
Florida161$141,184,679352,50964610,763
Texas428$117,017,900288,8042062,530
Illinois430$74,817,218183,8462241,148
Massachusetts256$56,648,478129,3142681,396
New York454$54,651,607127,194101903
Pennsylvania433$54,392,397135,2441271,082
North Carolina143$53,214,390136,6663953,707
Ohio714$51,203,214132,96195646
Georgia146$44,451,516114,3312423,741
Michigan200$40,764,144103,0041842,080
Tennessee94$36,509,33795,7804735,600
Virginia208$35,290,34184,8971601,800
Arizona102$33,457,54178,5892032,628
Maryland84$30,787,85670,9641213,778

Not listed: 6 states with fewer than 11 billers (small cells).

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Providers placed by practice address. Data year 2024.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN254$51,606,421124,284263
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA47$48,224,924103,615642
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ159$33,122,77771,465123
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA23$31,698,49059,922858
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH144$29,303,38066,003246
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL46$28,163,95768,156657
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX87$26,167,72664,718283
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA35$24,324,16261,084627
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL11$23,346,29559,207538
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX77$21,910,43953,924195
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA19$21,832,09949,587671
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV32$19,707,38244,466561
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ26$18,553,33945,952954
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI74$18,316,17545,592300
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD84$18,054,58142,349312

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 67 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2024.

Specialties billing A0427 nationally

Ambulance Service Provider accounts for 100% of payment for A0427 nationally in 2024, across 1 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Ambulance Service Provider6,857100%$1,522,290,381100%3,690,907538

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Provider-level lines (fewer than 11 beneficiaries suppressed by CMS); specialty is the provider type on claims. Data year 2024.

Top billers of A0427 nationally

Named top billers are a Pro figure, and Pro is not available to buy, so this list is not shown to any account. The counts and totals by state, metro area and specialty on this page are free.

Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; CMS suppresses provider lines with fewer than 11 beneficiaries. How these figures are computed · Limitations