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Ambulance, Advanced Life Support Nonemergency (ALS 1)

Michigan 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

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

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $251 to $2,344Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $245 to $490
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $251professional $251

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
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$660.69
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $251 · 41st 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.