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Ambulance, Advanced Life Support Emergency (ALS 1)

Colorado 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $302 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$631$389 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$302 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $275 to $468Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $302 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $302professional $631

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
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$18,197.01
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 34th of 51

$437

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.