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Ambulance, Advanced Life Support Nonemergency (ALS 1)

California rates for HCPCS A0426

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $240 to $389.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $1,862Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $186 to $525
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $1,862professional $331

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
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$100,000.00
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$331.13

Where California sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in South Carolina. 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· 13th of 51

$331

AK $832SC $195

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.