HCPCS A0427

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

Other services Work RVU per service none (2022 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

6,882
96th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
$1.44B
100th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
3.9M
98th percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
173
91st percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
2,024
93rd percentile among 6,326 codes billed · 2022
+0.8%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2021; billers -1.2% · 2022

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
California213$188,091,646458,01356210,249
Florida157$127,400,986352,96766510,476
Texas440$110,018,993299,9281892,735
Illinois440$74,086,750200,2512441,284
North Carolina148$54,755,354156,4824694,049
Massachusetts259$52,212,782132,0252611,382
Ohio720$51,423,339148,30199713
Pennsylvania474$50,677,579139,067119998
New York383$50,382,913130,4851061,152
Michigan205$44,777,136125,0002082,387
Georgia147$41,769,324119,0322434,119
Tennessee97$35,809,389104,9004256,027
Virginia210$35,466,96093,4201511,690
Arizona96$29,973,51679,9482002,805
Maryland103$29,828,58275,0881642,706

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 2022.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN256$50,984,371134,715299
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA50$49,071,966118,813537
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH146$29,246,28472,785260
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX85$27,669,13176,015290
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ98$26,929,46363,427130
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA23$26,621,22758,755716
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL45$25,192,78467,747648
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL11$23,731,51466,8083,376
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA35$22,693,14262,795710
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV36$22,225,85354,459465
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI72$19,169,01152,490343
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX82$18,930,19551,036171
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA20$16,950,75843,893601
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ22$16,469,14146,0701,185
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD89$16,110,52441,272262

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 66 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2022.

Specialties billing A0427 nationally

Ambulance Service Provider accounts for 100% of payment for A0427 nationally in 2022, across 1 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Ambulance Service Provider6,882100%$1,444,134,304100%3,909,857568

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 2022.

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