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Ambulance, Advanced Life Support Nonemergency (ALS 1)

Rhode Island 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?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $646 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$389$186 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$513 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $355 to $832Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $174 to $501
$200$500facility $646professional $389

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
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 9th of 51

$589

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.