A0435 is the HCPCS code for: Fixed wing air mileage, per statute mile. In 2024, 89 providers billed A0435 2,819,231 times, with 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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