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Ambulance, Advanced Life Support Emergency (ALS 1)

Rhode Island 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?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$603$204 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$813 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,288Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $182 to $813
$200$500$1Kfacility $1,023professional $603

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
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 9th of 51

$933

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.