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BLS Disposable Supplies, Defibrillation

Minnesota 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.75$11.75 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$10.23 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $9 to $105Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $41
$10$20$50$100facility $38professional $12

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$53.70
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$158.49
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$104.71

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 50th of 50

$11.75

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.