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Ambulance, Advanced Life Support Nonemergency (ALS 1)

Illinois 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 5 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$275$251 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$490 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $263 to $501Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $251 to $2,138
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $501professional $275

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
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$891.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$467.74

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Illinois $339 · 12th of 51
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.