Cost analysis for CPT A0431 — Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one way (rotary wing)
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The most expensive state pays 1.4x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AK averages $5152.99 vs MD at $3573.52.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $5152.99 | $1.5M | 295 | 2 |
| CO | $4744.22 | $8.5M | 1.8K | 10 |
| WY | $4717.64 | $1.3M | 281 | 4 |
| NE | $4690.12 | $1.3M | 268 | 2 |
| NM | $4678.99 | $5.2M | 1.1K | 7 |
| OR | $4638.32 | $17.8M | 3.8K | 4 |
| MN | $4633.83 | $4.8M | 1.0K | 3 |
| CA | $4625.22 | $12.1M | 2.6K | 3 |
| WA | $4611.78 | $3.2M | 686 | 1 |
| OK | $4598.76 | $10.3M | 2.2K | 20 |
| NV | $4595.10 | $8.8M | 1.9K | 3 |
| ME | $4529.58 | $1.3M | 280 | 1 |
| KS | $4494.11 | $3.2M | 719 | 7 |
| KY | $4447.04 | $8.3M | 1.9K | 21 |
| UT | $4429.58 | $1.5M | 328 | 1 |
| IA | $4416.72 | $1.5M | 343 | 4 |
| MO | $4415.94 | $15.8M | 3.6K | 16 |
| TX | $4411.98 | $20.5M | 4.6K | 43 |
| MS | $4389.53 | $7.6M | 1.7K | 16 |
| IL | $4385.11 | $10.9M | 2.5K | 16 |
| TN | $4384.92 | $13.3M | 3.0K | 31 |
| AR | $4336.63 | $9.1M | 2.1K | 11 |
| IN | $4303.26 | $3.6M | 834 | 7 |
| MI | $4299.77 | $1.3M | 300 | 6 |
| WI | $4289.43 | $1.6M | 366 | 3 |
| NC | $4258.16 | $5.1M | 1.2K | 8 |
| GA | $4246.16 | $5.3M | 1.2K | 17 |
| AZ | $4235.98 | $5.8M | 1.4K | 8 |
| AL | $4216.15 | $55.4M | 13.1K | 12 |
| NY | $4124.64 | $1.2M | 290 | 3 |
| SC | $4120.19 | $2.5M | 614 | 8 |
| OH | $4119.28 | $7.0M | 1.7K | 7 |
| WV | $4069.40 | $3.7M | 912 | 4 |
| VA | $4064.87 | $6.3M | 1.5K | 9 |
| LA | $4049.61 | $5.2M | 1.3K | 7 |
| MA | $4042.84 | $3.3M | 809 | 1 |
| PA | $3905.29 | $6.1M | 1.6K | 1 |
| FL | $3902.17 | $5.2M | 1.3K | 13 |
| NJ | $3578.28 | $712.1K | 199 | 2 |
| MD | $3573.52 | $2.5M | 711 | 2 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Holdings, Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | AL | $51.6M | 12.2K | $4215.70 |
| Life Flight Network Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | OR | $16.6M | 3.6K | $4637.15 |
| Reach Air Medical Services Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | CA | $10.4M | 2.2K | $4640.28 |
| Mercy Air Service, Inc | Ambulance Service Provider | NV | $6.1M | 1.4K | $4472.50 |
| Center For Emergency Medicine Of Western Pennsylvania | Ambulance Service Provider | PA | $6.1M | 1.6K | $3905.29 |
| Lifenet, Inc | Ambulance Service Provider | MO | $5.7M | 1.4K | $4169.64 |
| Survival Flight Inc. | Ambulance Service Provider | AR | $5.7M | 1.3K | $4347.33 |
| Classic Air Care Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | CO | $5.7M | 1.2K | $4815.95 |
| Phi Health, Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | TX | $4.4M | 1.0K | $4333.88 |
| Calstar Air Medical Services Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | MO | $3.4M | 699 | $4798.33 |
| New England Life Flight, Inc. | Ambulance Service Provider | MA | $3.3M | 809 | $4042.84 |
| University Of Washington | Ambulance Service Provider | WA | $3.2M | 686 | $4611.78 |
| Ohio Medical Transportation, Inc. | Ambulance Service Provider | OH | $3.2M | 734 | $4305.09 |
| Healthnet Aeromedical Services Inc. | Ambulance Service Provider | WV | $3.0M | 730 | $4066.97 |
| Careflite | Ambulance Service Provider | TX | $2.9M | 714 | $4006.17 |
| Critical Care Services, Inc | Ambulance Service Provider | MN | $2.9M | 613 | $4663.82 |
| Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. | Ambulance Service Provider | LA | $2.8M | 755 | $3742.59 |
| Phi Health, Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | AZ | $2.5M | 541 | $4567.98 |
| Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority | Ambulance Service Provider | NV | $2.1M | 434 | $4901.52 |
| Osf Aviation, Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | IL | $2.1M | 481 | $4378.47 |
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.
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.