HCPCS A0427

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

Other services Work RVU per service none (2020 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

6,952
96th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
$1.46B
100th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
4.1M
98th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
179
92nd percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020
2,211
94th percentile among 6,116 codes billed · 2020

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
California208$170,801,209438,86655111,254
Florida151$120,907,046349,0356419,822
Texas447$113,149,130324,0302132,826
Illinois447$74,575,105211,7182301,339
North Carolina163$60,540,263179,6054283,868
Pennsylvania507$53,349,209153,356129998
Ohio731$52,771,625158,71097713
New York353$51,371,627140,3281191,427
Massachusetts258$48,201,003127,9902541,250
Michigan204$47,234,892138,0452382,420
Georgia149$45,862,106136,4832764,492
Tennessee101$38,538,607117,6515695,641
Virginia215$37,824,438104,7131772,054
Arizona99$30,984,55885,7402013,172
Missouri173$30,783,91290,3892761,728

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 2020.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN256$48,484,573134,535279
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA49$35,167,72089,246415
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX85$27,039,52478,271294
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH146$26,900,55370,324234
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA37$26,183,44476,325638
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ81$25,542,60163,148161
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL45$23,558,59966,101725
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA23$22,977,34653,463509
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL11$21,213,21462,2943,660
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV38$19,171,82049,621254
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI72$18,487,58853,005320
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX84$17,344,13649,174188
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA21$17,088,48746,472649
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD97$16,728,32345,018220
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD39$16,289,76543,131210

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 2020.

Specialties billing A0427 nationally

Ambulance Service Provider accounts for 100% of payment for A0427 nationally in 2020, across 1 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Ambulance Service Provider6,952100%$1,458,570,191100%4,146,263596

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 2020.

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