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BLS Disposable Supplies, Defibrillation

California rates for HCPCS A0384

BLS specialized service disposable supplies; defibrillation (used by ALS ambulances and BLS ambulances in jurisdictions where defibrillation is permitted in BLS ambulances)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does BLS Disposable Supplies, Defibrillation cost?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $32.36 to $44.67.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $240 to $240Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $27 to $51
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $240professional $34

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$100,000.00
Typical High
$100,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88

Where California sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in Wyoming than in Minnesota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

California· 7th of 50

$44.67

WY $75.86MN $11.75

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.