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How Much Does Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one way (fixed wing) Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT A0430 — Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one way (fixed wing)

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Average Medicare Payment

$4012.91

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$51.3M

Services (2023)

12.7K

Price Change (2014–2023)

+28.6%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$3121.53$37.2M11.2K—
2015$3136.51$41.1M12.2K+0.5%
2016$3074.92$41.4M12.4K-2.0%
2017$3234.16$42.7M12.7K+5.2%
2018$3252.68$44.2M13.1K+0.6%
2019$3357.13$47.1M13.6K+3.2%
2020$3451.94$49.3M13.9K+2.8%
2021$3564.59$53.8M15.0K+3.3%
2022$3683.81$50.7M13.6K+3.3%
2023$4012.91$51.3M12.7K+8.9%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.2x more than the cheapest for this procedure. HI averages $4406.07 vs AL at $3754.97.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
HI$4406.07$1.5M3305
AK$4352.59$6.1M1.4K11
MO$4293.04$2.6M6102
VI$4240.65$589.5K1391
MT$4199.33$2.4M5814
CO$4193.83$4.3M1.0K4
WY$4183.31$1.2M2933
CA$4097.51$2.8M6912
NE$4077.09$444.4K1091
SD$4038.33$2.7M6594
AZ$4035.54$2.1M5097
WA$4019.38$2.5M6122
MI$4018.01$699.1K1744
NM$4011.13$3.9M9678
KS$3993.27$2.3M5714
UT$3986.18$689.6K1732
ND$3827.97$761.8K1993
OR$3803.69$5.2M1.4K4
TX$3780.56$3.0M7848
AL$3754.97$4.4M1.2K1

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Rocky Mountain Holdings, LlcAmbulance Service ProviderAL$4.4M1.2K$3754.97
Life Flight Network LlcAmbulance Service ProviderOR$4.3M1.1K$3793.77
Classic Air Care LlcAmbulance Service ProviderCO$3.3M795$4182.92
Lifemed Alaska, LlcAmbulance Service ProviderAK$2.8M651$4291.62
Reach Air Medical Services LlcAmbulance Service ProviderCA$2.6M625$4134.48
Cal-Ore Life Flight LlcAmbulance Service ProviderMO$2.3M536$4347.96
Dale Aviation IncAmbulance Service ProviderSD$1.7M429$3939.18
University Of WashingtonAmbulance Service ProviderWA$1.5M391$3868.78
Csi Aviation, Inc.Ambulance Service ProviderNM$1.4M364$3966.21
Northeast Montana Stat Air Amublance CooperativeAmbulance Service ProviderMT$1.2M279$4208.98
Apollo Medflight, LlcAmbulance Service ProviderTX$1.1M278$3850.02
Island Air, Inc.Ambulance Service ProviderWA$947.2K221$4285.82
Guardian Flight LlcAmbulance Service ProviderAK$881.5K200$4407.47
Guardian Flight LlcAmbulance Service ProviderAK$813.8K184$4422.99
Elite Medical Air Transport, LlcAmbulance Service ProviderTX$794.4K208$3819.13
Shc 2021 LlcAmbulance Service ProviderMT$722.2K171$4223.47
Med-Trans CorporationAmbulance Service ProviderKS$704.8K174$4050.44
Med-Trans CorporationAmbulance Service ProviderKS$628.3K156$4027.87
Aac-Air Ambulance Caribbean Inc.Ambulance Service ProviderVI$589.5K139$4240.65
Guardian Flight LlcAmbulance Service ProviderNM$554.3K136$4076.07

🤔 Is Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one way (fixed wing) Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT A0430 shows a 1.2x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.

Costs have increased 28.6% since 2014. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.