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 3.7M times, 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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