A0436 is the HCPCS code for: Rotary wing air mileage, per statute mile. In 2024, 348 providers billed A0436 4,291,202 times, with an estimated $131.4M paid by Medicare.
On the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, A0436 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: $30.62 (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 | 753,900 | $22.8M |
| 2 | Life Flight Network LLC | Ambulance Service Provider | Aurora, OR | 288,810 | $9.1M |
| 3 | Reach Air Medical Services LLC | Ambulance Service Provider | Brawley, CA | 162,741 | $4.9M |
| 4 | Classic Air Care LLC | Ambulance Service Provider | Steamboat Springs, CO | 146,574 | $4.8M |
| 5 | Mercy Air Service, Inc | Ambulance Service Provider | Henderson, NV | 101,326 | $3.0M |
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