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Ambulance, Advanced Life Support Emergency (ALS 1)

Arizona 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $282 to $398.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $269 to $2,630Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $245 to $407
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $309professional $282

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RH · Ambulance R to H
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 50th of 51

$282

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.