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Ambulance, Advanced Life Support Nonemergency (ALS 1)

South Carolina 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $195 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$195$195 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$195 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $195 to $331Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $195 to $316
$200.0$500.0facility $195professional $195

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
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $195 · 51st 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.