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Ambulance, Advanced Life Support Emergency (ALS 1)

Tennessee 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $269 to $468.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $269 to $407Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $229 to $525
$200$500facility $269professional $447

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
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
NH · Ambulance N to H + RH · Ambulance R to H + SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 36th of 51

$417

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.