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Advanced Life Support, Level 2 (ALS 2)

California rates for HCPCS A0433

Advanced life support, level 2 (ALS 2)

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Advanced Life Support, Level 2 (ALS 2) cost?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 from a hospital or other facility.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$589$457 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$933 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,138Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $117 to $2,042
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $589

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
$933.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,168.69
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$831.76

Where California sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Montana than in Oregon. 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.

California· 15th of 51

$933

MT $1,950OR $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.