A0429 — Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency)

What the market charges

Across 756 negotiated rates, the middle 80% fall between $116 and $956, with a median of $335.

What Medicare pays

Medicare allowed an average of $447 for this code, across 2,598,659.5 services billed by 7,742 providers. At the median, the market charges less than Medicare pays for this code — 25% less.

Where this is billed, and what it costs there

The states billing A0429 most, by Medicare service volume, each compared against the national average of $447. Each links to the providers Mishe lists there.

  • New York — 543 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $476 — 6% above the national average
  • California — 222 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $500 — 12% above the national average
  • Pennsylvania — 518 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $430 — 4% below the national average
  • New Jersey — 224 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $478 — 7% above the national average
  • Florida — 153 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $427 — 4% below the national average
  • Massachusetts — 271 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $474 — 6% above the national average
  • Texas — 437 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $433 — 3% below the national average
  • Illinois — 459 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $433 — 3% below the national average

Deploy this for your team

Every figure on this page came from published payer and Medicare data, assembled by Mishe. The same pricing, claim-editing and care-pathway intelligence runs underneath the plans Mishe operates.

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