A0429 is the HCPCS code for: Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency). In 2024, 7,742 providers billed A0429 2,598,660 times, with an estimated $914.2M paid by Medicare.
On the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, A0429 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: $351.82 (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 | New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation | Ambulance Service Provider | Brooklyn, NY | 33,056 | $12.9M |
| 2 | Seniorcare Emergency Medical Services Inc. | Ambulance Service Provider | Bronx, NY | 31,779 | $12.6M |
| 3 | City Of Philadelphia | Ambulance Service Provider | Philadelphia, PA | 15,988 | $5.7M |
| 4 | Cataldo Ambulance Service Inc | Ambulance Service Provider | Somerville, MA | 15,232 | $5.6M |
| 5 | Falck Mobile Health Corp | Ambulance Service Provider | Orange, CA | 13,885 | $5.4M |
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