HCPCS A0429
Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency) (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 | 7,742 | $914,248,770 | +3% | 2,598,660 | 100 | 1,230 | 0.00 |
| 2023 | 7,808 | $888,448,667 | +7% | 2,595,017 | 100 | 1,216 | 0.00 |
| 2022 | 7,891 | $830,873,614 | +7% | 2,634,202 | 105 | 1,207 | 0.00 |
| 2021 | 8,016 | $776,702,411 | +0% | 2,554,604 | 102 | 1,147 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | 8,010 | $775,594,649 | first year in data | 2,577,083 | 102 | 1,174 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 403 | $69,004,987 | 211,698 | 133 | 1,221 | |
| California | 224 | $52,993,742 | 158,897 | 215 | 2,681 | |
| New Jersey | 236 | $45,046,096 | 134,568 | 288 | 1,932 | |
| Massachusetts | 271 | $42,739,588 | 130,973 | 158 | 1,332 | |
| Pennsylvania | 567 | $40,946,343 | 138,140 | 113 | 827 | |
| Florida | 151 | $39,856,053 | 135,783 | 289 | 3,505 | |
| Texas | 468 | $38,329,124 | 128,203 | 80 | 954 | |
| Illinois | 477 | $31,147,578 | 104,301 | 89 | 716 | |
| Ohio | 725 | $31,143,487 | 110,784 | 69 | 594 | |
| Maryland | 115 | $27,499,627 | 84,652 | 151 | 3,307 | |
| Virginia | 229 | $26,001,250 | 85,852 | 152 | 1,562 | |
| Washington | 188 | $24,200,921 | 75,955 | 123 | 1,168 | |
| Michigan | 207 | $21,913,809 | 75,579 | 100 | 1,400 | |
| North Carolina | 157 | $21,662,053 | 76,452 | 238 | 1,832 | |
| Georgia | 155 | $19,322,357 | 69,217 | 173 | 1,784 |
Not listed: 5 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 | 244 | $74,685,121 | 218,242 | 277 | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 150 | $31,655,308 | 95,647 | 165 | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 177 | $27,320,873 | 86,028 | 266 | |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 261 | $21,007,699 | 68,734 | 119 | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 65 | $20,408,248 | 60,759 | 250 | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 38 | $18,360,229 | 55,072 | 261 | |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 44 | $12,684,248 | 39,644 | 147 | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 46 | $12,513,776 | 38,600 | 221 | |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 78 | $11,472,203 | 38,687 | 166 | |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 104 | $9,234,978 | 30,539 | 73 | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 81 | $8,971,001 | 30,238 | 120 | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 24 | $8,759,665 | 24,006 | 216 | |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 41 | $8,660,143 | 30,064 | 225 | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 42 | $8,249,953 | 27,271 | 368 | |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 69 | $6,480,799 | 20,742 | 184 |
Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 81 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 A0429 nationally
Not listed: 2 specialties with fewer than 11 billers (small cells).
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 A0429 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