HCPCS A0428
Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls) (CMS descriptor)
Other services Work RVU per service none (2021 fee schedule; adds 0 work RVUs)
Trend
Medicare payment on the code
Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.
Billers
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,683 | $599,919,046 | +1% | 2,897,867 | 177 | 4,946 | 0.00 |
| 2023 | 2,772 | $591,445,361 | +2% | 2,943,556 | 181 | 4,797 | 0.00 |
| 2022 | 2,897 | $582,686,428 | -13% | 3,176,450 | 214 | 4,795 | 0.00 |
| 2021 | 3,055 | $667,108,161 | -8% | 3,893,734 | 260 | 5,547 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | 3,057 | $725,795,555 | first year in data | 4,338,292 | 283 | 6,384 | 0.00 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 282 | $67,774,930 | 414,973 | 888 | 4,375 | |
| Georgia | 183 | $63,841,890 | 431,659 | 1,539 | 7,424 | |
| New York | 94 | $43,906,673 | 216,834 | 238 | 12,170 | |
| California | 117 | $42,191,562 | 209,169 | 868 | 6,433 | |
| New Jersey | 76 | $37,723,697 | 207,315 | 1,322 | 10,418 | |
| Massachusetts | 47 | $34,183,235 | 180,178 | 2,100 | 11,689 | |
| Illinois | 115 | $32,546,348 | 185,293 | 170 | 6,254 | |
| South Carolina | 79 | $32,020,486 | 216,659 | 1,557 | 7,777 | |
| Ohio | 110 | $28,696,761 | 175,239 | 607 | 5,861 | |
| Tennessee | 102 | $25,043,569 | 165,340 | 710 | 5,778 | |
| Florida | 62 | $24,771,884 | 142,193 | 790 | 7,610 | |
| Pennsylvania | 223 | $22,190,773 | 122,160 | 164 | 2,358 | |
| North Carolina | 106 | $19,959,322 | 119,961 | 422 | 4,600 | |
| Michigan | 76 | $19,552,038 | 113,701 | 238 | 5,889 | |
| Maryland | 19 | $15,722,521 | 77,525 | 2,137 | 13,549 |
Not listed: 7 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 2021.
Top metro areas
| observed | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 87 | $71,070,154 | 366,886 | 1,607 | |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 87 | $36,654,985 | 241,372 | 2,273 | |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 32 | $30,401,540 | 174,248 | 2,443 | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 20 | $22,442,292 | 114,972 | 2,711 | |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 87 | $22,239,682 | 139,985 | 982 | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 33 | $19,092,475 | 95,835 | 1,757 | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 47 | $15,016,827 | 81,137 | 895 | |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 13 | $14,894,927 | 73,154 | 4,879 | |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 13 | $11,320,767 | 64,366 | 1,844 | |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 16 | $8,124,183 | 57,979 | 2,934 | |
| North Carolina outside metro areas | 32 | $7,524,852 | 47,668 | 326 | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 15 | $6,973,613 | 39,105 | 1,148 | |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 15 | $6,762,252 | 44,450 | 904 | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 24 | $6,201,499 | 40,787 | 1,390 | |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 15 | $5,748,581 | 36,725 | 2,235 |
Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 35 areas with the most payment among those with at least 11 billers; non-metro parts of each state are one area. Data year 2021.
Specialties billing A0428 nationally
Ambulance Service Provider accounts for 100% of payment for A0428 nationally in 2021, across 1 specialties on claims.
| observed | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulance Service Provider | 3,055 | 100% | $667,108,161 | 100% | 3,893,734 | 1,275 |
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 2021.
Top billers of A0428 nationally
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Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service only; CMS suppresses provider lines with fewer than 11 beneficiaries. How these figures are computed · Limitations