HCPCS A0427

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

Other services Work RVU per service none (2023 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)

6,841
96th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$1.51B
100th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
3.8M
98th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
170
90th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
2,004
92nd percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
+4.7%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers -0.6% · 2023

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
California206$205,463,608454,74862010,062
Florida157$135,585,067348,24668810,244
Texas432$114,996,604290,4201922,727
Illinois438$77,317,845193,9962361,204
Massachusetts258$55,582,238130,0432721,429
North Carolina144$55,035,783145,4604793,924
Pennsylvania457$54,012,191137,6701171,134
New York414$53,659,668127,7981041,038
Ohio716$51,997,395138,64191656
Georgia144$44,353,730116,8482744,310
Michigan199$43,231,562111,7081832,312
Tennessee98$37,178,397100,1854255,457
Virginia210$36,677,12189,7561381,673
Arizona99$32,345,32178,6641852,525
Maryland101$31,843,39874,7431022,775

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 2023.

Top metro areas

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN258$54,159,866133,132282
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA45$53,258,372118,135709
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ128$31,673,36169,624137
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH142$29,489,34368,045269
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA23$29,410,16758,414760
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX86$28,927,53773,452288
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL45$27,058,99967,289622
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA33$24,257,63462,359916
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV34$23,415,00753,665543
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL11$23,074,59260,2261,151
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX76$20,587,10851,696188
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA20$19,794,34846,593611
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI71$18,791,25347,739299
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ25$18,339,59746,813891
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD86$17,387,01441,629281

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 2023.

Specialties billing A0427 nationally

Ambulance Service Provider accounts for 100% of payment for A0427 nationally in 2023, across 1 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Ambulance Service Provider6,841100%$1,511,990,754100%3,770,133551

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 2023.

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