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Specialty Care Transport (SCT)

California rates for HCPCS A0434

Specialty care transport (SCT)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Specialty Care Transport (SCT) cost?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $1,230.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $5,012 to $5,012Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,413
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $5,012professional $692

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
$537.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$100,000.00
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,995.26
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,995.26
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$891.25

Where California sits

The same service costs 8.5 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· 41st of 51

$891

MT $2,344OR $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.