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Ambulance, Advanced Life Support Emergency (ALS 1)

Connecticut 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $832 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$309$309 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$646 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,660Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,585
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $832professional $309

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
$831.76
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 38th of 51

$398

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.