A0429 is the HCPCS code for: Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency). In 2024, 7,742 providers billed A0429 2.6M times, 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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