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Ambulance, Advanced Life Support Emergency (ALS 1)

Maine 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $302 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$302$302 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$302 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $302 to $302Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,096
$500$1Kfacility $302professional $302

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
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Community Health Options
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,258.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,122.02
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 25th of 51

$302

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.