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Ambulance, Advanced Life Support Nonemergency (ALS 1)

West Virginia 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?

$269

Typical facility fee. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $240 to $269.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $269 to $302Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $219 to $302
$200$500facility $269professional $240

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$489.78
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HH · Mental health + substance use
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$331.13
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
QN · Ambulance by provider
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 44th of 51

$269

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.