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Ambulance, Advanced Life Support Emergency (ALS 1)

West Virginia 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?

$282

Typical facility fee. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $282 to $363.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $282 to $490Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $257 to $468
$500facility $282professional $316

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
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$758.58
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
DH · Ambulance D to H + HH · Mental health + substance use + NH · Ambulance N to H + PH · Ambulance P to H + RH · Ambulance R to H + SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$524.81
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
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
QN · Ambulance by provider
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 49th of 51

$282

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.