A0435 is the HCPCS code for: Fixed wing air mileage, per statute mile. In 2024, 89 providers billed A0435 2.8M times, an estimated $32.9M paid by Medicare.
On the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, A0435 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: $11.67 (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 | Rocky Mountain Holdings, LLC | Ambulance Service Provider | Sylacauga, AL | 218,181 | $2.4M |
| 2 | Lifemed Alaska, LLC | Ambulance Service Provider | Anchorage, AK | 202,336 | $2.3M |
| 3 | Life Flight Network LLC | Ambulance Service Provider | Aurora, OR | 197,243 | $2.1M |
| 4 | University Of Washington | Ambulance Service Provider | Seattle, WA | 148,553 | $1.7M |
| 5 | Reach Air Medical Services LLC | Ambulance Service Provider | Brawley, CA | 127,785 | $1.5M |
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