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Extra Ambulance Attendant

California rates for HCPCS A0424

Extra ambulance attendant, ground (ALS or BLS) or air (fixed or rotary winged); (requires medical review)

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Extra Ambulance Attendant cost?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $39.81 to $251.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 $98 · 10th to 90th $68 to $347Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $17 to $251
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $98professional $40

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$489.78

Where California sits

The same service costs 181970.1 times more in New Hampshire than in Louisiana. 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· 26th of 50

$67.61

NH $3,631LA $0.02

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.