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

Cost analysis for CPT A0431 — Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one way (rotary wing)

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🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.4x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AK averages $5152.99 vs MD at $3573.52.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
AK$5152.99$1.5M2952
CO$4744.22$8.5M1.8K10
WY$4717.64$1.3M2814
NE$4690.12$1.3M2682
NM$4678.99$5.2M1.1K7
OR$4638.32$17.8M3.8K4
MN$4633.83$4.8M1.0K3
CA$4625.22$12.1M2.6K3
WA$4611.78$3.2M6861
OK$4598.76$10.3M2.2K20
NV$4595.10$8.8M1.9K3
ME$4529.58$1.3M2801
KS$4494.11$3.2M7197
KY$4447.04$8.3M1.9K21
UT$4429.58$1.5M3281
IA$4416.72$1.5M3434
MO$4415.94$15.8M3.6K16
TX$4411.98$20.5M4.6K43
MS$4389.53$7.6M1.7K16
IL$4385.11$10.9M2.5K16
TN$4384.92$13.3M3.0K31
AR$4336.63$9.1M2.1K11
IN$4303.26$3.6M8347
MI$4299.77$1.3M3006
WI$4289.43$1.6M3663
NC$4258.16$5.1M1.2K8
GA$4246.16$5.3M1.2K17
AZ$4235.98$5.8M1.4K8
AL$4216.15$55.4M13.1K12
NY$4124.64$1.2M2903
SC$4120.19$2.5M6148
OH$4119.28$7.0M1.7K7
WV$4069.40$3.7M9124
VA$4064.87$6.3M1.5K9
LA$4049.61$5.2M1.3K7
MA$4042.84$3.3M8091
PA$3905.29$6.1M1.6K1
FL$3902.17$5.2M1.3K13
NJ$3578.28$712.1K1992
MD$3573.52$2.5M7112

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Rocky Mountain Holdings, LlcAmbulance Service ProviderAL$51.6M12.2K$4215.70
Life Flight Network LlcAmbulance Service ProviderOR$16.6M3.6K$4637.15
Reach Air Medical Services LlcAmbulance Service ProviderCA$10.4M2.2K$4640.28
Mercy Air Service, IncAmbulance Service ProviderNV$6.1M1.4K$4472.50
Center For Emergency Medicine Of Western PennsylvaniaAmbulance Service ProviderPA$6.1M1.6K$3905.29
Lifenet, IncAmbulance Service ProviderMO$5.7M1.4K$4169.64
Survival Flight Inc.Ambulance Service ProviderAR$5.7M1.3K$4347.33
Classic Air Care LlcAmbulance Service ProviderCO$5.7M1.2K$4815.95
Phi Health, LlcAmbulance Service ProviderTX$4.4M1.0K$4333.88
Calstar Air Medical Services LlcAmbulance Service ProviderMO$3.4M699$4798.33
New England Life Flight, Inc.Ambulance Service ProviderMA$3.3M809$4042.84
University Of WashingtonAmbulance Service ProviderWA$3.2M686$4611.78
Ohio Medical Transportation, Inc.Ambulance Service ProviderOH$3.2M734$4305.09
Healthnet Aeromedical Services Inc.Ambulance Service ProviderWV$3.0M730$4066.97
CarefliteAmbulance Service ProviderTX$2.9M714$4006.17
Critical Care Services, IncAmbulance Service ProviderMN$2.9M613$4663.82
Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc.Ambulance Service ProviderLA$2.8M755$3742.59
Phi Health, LlcAmbulance Service ProviderAZ$2.5M541$4567.98
Regional Emergency Medical Services AuthorityAmbulance Service ProviderNV$2.1M434$4901.52
Osf Aviation, LlcAmbulance Service ProviderIL$2.1M481$4378.47

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

Based on the data, CPT A0431 shows a 1.4x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.

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.