A0428 is the HCPCS code for: Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls). In 2024, 2,683 providers billed A0428 2,897,867 times, with an estimated $599.9M paid by Medicare.
On the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, A0428 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: $207.02 (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 | Midwest Medical Transport Company LLC | Ambulance Service Provider | Columbus, NE | 52,472 | $11.0M |
| 2 | Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, Inc | Ambulance Service Provider | Elmhurst, IL | 50,613 | $11.2M |
| 3 | Brewster Ambulance Service Inc. | Ambulance Service Provider | Weymouth, MA | 47,878 | $11.2M |
| 4 | Acadian Ambulance Service Of Texas LLC | Ambulance Service Provider | Beaumont, TX | 35,323 | $7.2M |
| 5 | Allmed Transportation Inc | Ambulance Service Provider | East Brunswick, NJ | 29,655 | $5.7M |
Prospect 811 answers "what is this code, what does it pay, and who bills it?" for every billable code — then filters the answer to your exact territory, with phone numbers. $79/month, no contract, 14-day refund.
Start prospecting →