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Ambulance, Advanced Life Support Emergency (ALS 1)

Kentucky rates for HCPCS A0427

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $257 to $389.

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 $398 · 10th to 90th $398 to $398Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $257 to $550
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $398professional $269

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,479.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in Alaska than in South 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.

Kentucky· 45th of 51

$269

AK $1,318SC $204

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.