HCPCS A0429
Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency) (CMS descriptor)
Other services Work RVU per service none (2023 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 | 487 | $86,709,883 | 237,001 | 118 | 1,165 | |
| California | 220 | $73,825,649 | 194,962 | 254 | 3,364 | |
| New Jersey | 227 | $52,148,614 | 140,864 | 337 | 1,945 | |
| Massachusetts | 271 | $49,100,241 | 134,847 | 174 | 1,225 | |
| Pennsylvania | 538 | $46,736,648 | 141,108 | 107 | 875 | |
| Florida | 155 | $46,379,696 | 140,925 | 319 | 3,907 | |
| Texas | 441 | $43,111,288 | 129,128 | 88 | 1,128 | |
| Illinois | 472 | $36,537,939 | 109,290 | 95 | 724 | |
| Maryland | 109 | $30,882,712 | 85,800 | 90 | 4,238 | |
| Ohio | 695 | $29,170,039 | 92,438 | 61 | 526 | |
| Washington | 179 | $28,241,929 | 77,772 | 117 | 1,473 | |
| Virginia | 226 | $28,177,986 | 83,014 | 132 | 1,491 | |
| North Carolina | 143 | $22,402,324 | 70,846 | 238 | 1,627 | |
| Michigan | 208 | $21,764,653 | 66,919 | 93 | 1,197 | |
| South Carolina | 73 | $20,806,524 | 66,710 | 360 | 4,769 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 294 | $97,058,063 | 255,577 | 309 | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 147 | $34,219,713 | 92,877 | 182 | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 167 | $33,743,064 | 96,096 | 304 | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 64 | $29,178,836 | 76,799 | 245 | |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 259 | $25,511,321 | 74,730 | 135 | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 40 | $20,015,038 | 54,064 | 243 | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 45 | $14,397,599 | 38,844 | 199 | |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 40 | $14,160,526 | 39,665 | 67 | |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 81 | $11,329,652 | 34,216 | 166 | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 84 | $11,298,981 | 33,988 | 99 | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 43 | $10,306,225 | 30,398 | 319 | |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 102 | $9,921,776 | 29,482 | 71 | |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 23 | $9,743,933 | 23,241 | 381 | |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 34 | $9,257,780 | 28,674 | 279 | |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 21 | $6,523,548 | 19,767 | 572 |
Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 79 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 A0429 nationally
Ambulance Service Provider accounts for 100% of payment for A0429 nationally in 2023, across 1 specialties on claims.
| observed | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | calculated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulance Service Provider | 7,808 | 100% | $888,448,667 | 100% | 2,595,017 | 332 |
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 A0429 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