go back

Paramedic Intercept, Rural

Iowa rates for HCPCS A0432

Paramedic intercept (PI), rural area, transport furnished by a volunteer ambulance company which is prohibited by state law from billing third-party payers

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Paramedic Intercept, Rural cost?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $692 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 6 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$295$295 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$692 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $479 to $2,399Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $295 to $501
$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $692professional $295

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$741.31
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 245.5 times more in Montana than in Kansas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $295 · 46th of 50
MT $1,230KS $5.01

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.