HCPCS A0436

Rotary wing air mileage, per statute mile (CMS descriptor)

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

348
78th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
$131M
98th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
4.4M
98th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
5,695
98th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
34,591
99th percentile among 6,405 codes billed · 2023
+7.0%
Medicare payment on the code vs 2022; billers +3.9% · 2023

Trend

Medicare payment on the code

$0$50M$100M2020: $113M paid20202021: $124M paid20212022: $123M paid20222023: $131M paid20232024: $131M paid2024$131M$0$50M$100M2020: $113M paid20202021: $124M paid20212022: $123M paid20222023: $131M paid20232024: $131M paid2024$131M$0$50M$100M2020: $113M paid20202021: $124M paid20212022: $123M paid20222023: $131M paid20232024: $131M paid2024$131M$0$50M$100M2020: $113M paid20202021: $124M paid20212022: $123M paid20222023: $131M paid20232024: $131M paid2024$131M

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). Data years 2020–2024.

Billers

02002020: 320 providers20202021: 332 providers20212022: 335 providers20222023: 348 providers20232024: 348 providers202434802002020: 320 providers20202021: 332 providers20212022: 335 providers20222023: 348 providers20232024: 348 providers202434802002020: 320 providers20202021: 332 providers20212022: 335 providers20222023: 348 providers20232024: 348 providers202434802002020: 320 providers20202021: 332 providers20212022: 335 providers20222023: 348 providers20232024: 348 providers2024348

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
2024348$131,395,606+0%4,291,2025,36829,4990.00
2023348$131,294,625+7%4,401,8275,69534,5910.00
2022335$122,724,913-1%4,430,0005,77835,1680.00
2021332$124,333,964+10%4,653,6136,08638,3220.00
2020320$113,108,698first year in data4,263,2726,10932,6980.00

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
Alabama12$24,120,080819,5074,151352,460
Texas43$9,156,694304,7254,63021,233
Missouri16$7,149,809238,4296,98751,276
Oklahoma20$5,800,838182,8017,59515,079
Tennessee31$5,109,660167,7104,70011,550
Illinois16$4,411,318146,8017,21819,092
Arkansas11$4,350,707144,9975,05050,044
Kentucky21$4,119,001132,9545,63811,643
Mississippi16$3,832,074123,7326,74112,844
Georgia17$2,517,27485,2074,9967,713
Florida13$1,918,54269,5053,09117,153

Not listed: 32 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
Texas outside metro areas11$1,640,45952,0564,416

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners public use files (Original Medicare Part B fee-for-service). The 1 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 A0436 nationally

Ambulance Service Provider accounts for 100% of payment for A0436 nationally in 2023, across 1 specialties on claims.

observed calculated calculated calculated calculated calculated
Ambulance Service Provider348100%$131,294,625100%4,401,82712,649

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 A0436 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