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Ambulance, Advanced Life Support Nonemergency (ALS 1)

Arkansas rates for HCPCS A0426

Ambulance service, advanced life support, nonemergency transport, level 1 (ALS 1)

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ambulance, Advanced Life Support Nonemergency (ALS 1) cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $316 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$234 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$166 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $166 to $347Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $166 to $1,023
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $275

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
$69.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,023.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HH · Mental health + substance use
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$263.03
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HH · Mental health + substance use + RH · Ambulance R to H + SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$794.33

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Illinois than in Texas. 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.

Arkansas· 42nd of 51

$288

IL $891TX $117

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.