A0427 is the HCPCS code for: Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency). In 2024, 6,857 providers billed A0427 3,690,907 times, with an estimated $1.5B paid by Medicare.
On the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, A0427 is priced outside the physician fee schedule. There is no single national dollar rate to quote — and anyone showing you $0.00 for it is misreading the file.
What Medicare actually paid per service in 2024, on average: $412.44 (observed payment across all settings and modifiers — not a fee-schedule rate).
The top 5 billers nationally, ranked by 2024 Medicare service volume.
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Services | Est. Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. | Ambulance Service Provider | Lafayette, LA | 43,381 | $16.4M |
| 2 | Falck Mobile Health Corp | Ambulance Service Provider | Orange, CA | 27,872 | $12.9M |
| 3 | City Of Los Angeles | Ambulance Service Provider | Los Angeles, CA | 27,341 | $12.7M |
| 4 | County Of Pinellas Board Of County Commissioners | Ambulance Service Provider | Largo, FL | 27,045 | $10.7M |
| 5 | City Of Chicago | Ambulance Service Provider | Chicago, IL | 24,617 | $10.2M |
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