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Ambulance, Advanced Life Support Emergency (ALS 1)

Arkansas rates for HCPCS A0427

Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (ALS 1 - emergency)

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ambulance, Advanced Life Support Emergency (ALS 1) cost?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $347 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,096$372 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$178 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $178 to $501Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,622
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $347professional $1,096

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
$72.44
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RH · Ambulance R to H
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Minnesota than in North Carolina. 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.

Arkansas· 25th of 51

$501

MN $1,820NC $275

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.