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Ambulance, Advanced Life Support Emergency (ALS 1)

Ohio 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $316 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 8 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$316$257 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$257 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $257 to $776Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $257 to $550
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $316

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aultcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$549.54
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$416.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$512.86
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$524.81

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 18th of 51

$316

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.