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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 July 2026.

How much does Extra Ambulance Attendant cost?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

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

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 $100 · 10th to 90th $100 to $100Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $10 to $347
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $100professional $68

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
$10.00
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$100,000.00
Typical High
$100,000.00
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60

Where California sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Utah than in Ohio. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $67.61 · 35th of 49
UT $347OH $16.60

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.