Cost analysis for CPT A0436 — Rotary wing air mileage, per statute mile
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The most expensive state pays 1.5x more than the cheapest for this procedure. ND averages $32.08 vs NJ at $21.90.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND | $32.08 | $87.2K | 2.7K | 1 |
| AK | $32.04 | $701.6K | 21.9K | 2 |
| NM | $32.02 | $4.0M | 123.9K | 7 |
| NE | $31.83 | $949.6K | 29.8K | 2 |
| OK | $31.73 | $5.8M | 182.8K | 20 |
| CO | $31.66 | $5.8M | 183.4K | 10 |
| KS | $31.09 | $2.1M | 68.9K | 7 |
| WY | $30.99 | $900.4K | 29.1K | 4 |
| KY | $30.98 | $4.1M | 133.0K | 21 |
| MS | $30.97 | $3.8M | 123.7K | 16 |
| UT | $30.72 | $668.9K | 21.8K | 1 |
| OR | $30.59 | $9.3M | 303.8K | 4 |
| ME | $30.57 | $667.6K | 21.8K | 1 |
| TN | $30.47 | $5.1M | 167.7K | 31 |
| MN | $30.35 | $2.1M | 68.4K | 3 |
| HI | $30.22 | $250.0K | 8.3K | 2 |
| IL | $30.05 | $4.4M | 146.8K | 16 |
| TX | $30.05 | $9.2M | 304.7K | 43 |
| IA | $30.02 | $632.9K | 21.1K | 4 |
| AR | $30.01 | $4.4M | 145.0K | 11 |
| MO | $29.99 | $7.1M | 238.4K | 16 |
| MI | $29.80 | $604.4K | 20.3K | 6 |
| WA | $29.73 | $1.1M | 36.8K | 1 |
| GA | $29.54 | $2.5M | 85.2K | 17 |
| WI | $29.49 | $771.4K | 26.2K | 3 |
| AL | $29.43 | $24.1M | 819.5K | 12 |
| NV | $29.32 | $3.7M | 127.1K | 3 |
| OH | $29.15 | $2.2M | 76.3K | 7 |
| CA | $29.08 | $5.4M | 187.4K | 3 |
| NC | $28.97 | $1.9M | 64.2K | 8 |
| IN | $28.69 | $1.3M | 46.8K | 7 |
| AZ | $28.41 | $3.1M | 109.0K | 8 |
| NY | $28.36 | $378.7K | 13.4K | 3 |
| WV | $28.01 | $1.5M | 52.9K | 4 |
| SC | $27.70 | $827.1K | 29.9K | 8 |
| FL | $27.60 | $1.9M | 69.5K | 13 |
| VA | $27.59 | $1.9M | 69.4K | 9 |
| MA | $27.58 | $1.1M | 39.3K | 1 |
| LA | $27.54 | $2.5M | 90.5K | 7 |
| PA | $26.93 | $1.6M | 60.0K | 1 |
| MD | $22.66 | $534.0K | 23.6K | 2 |
| CT | $22.32 | $29.1K | 1.3K | 1 |
| NJ | $21.90 | $137.1K | 6.3K | 2 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Holdings, Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | AL | $22.8M | 773.8K | $29.44 |
| Life Flight Network Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | OR | $8.7M | 285.5K | $30.61 |
| Reach Air Medical Services Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | CA | $4.8M | 164.9K | $29.23 |
| Classic Air Care Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | CO | $4.2M | 130.1K | $31.96 |
| Survival Flight Inc. | Ambulance Service Provider | AR | $2.7M | 89.3K | $30.08 |
| Mercy Air Service, Inc | Ambulance Service Provider | NV | $2.6M | 92.5K | $28.48 |
| Lifenet, Inc | Ambulance Service Provider | MO | $2.4M | 82.1K | $28.97 |
| Phi Health, Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | TX | $1.7M | 58.3K | $29.38 |
| Center For Emergency Medicine Of Western Pennsylvania | Ambulance Service Provider | PA | $1.6M | 60.0K | $26.93 |
| Trans Aero Limited | Ambulance Service Provider | NM | $1.4M | 42.2K | $32.03 |
| Critical Care Services, Inc | Ambulance Service Provider | MN | $1.3M | 43.0K | $30.64 |
| Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. | Ambulance Service Provider | LA | $1.3M | 52.2K | $25.18 |
| Calstar Air Medical Services Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | MO | $1.2M | 41.0K | $28.88 |
| Healthnet Aeromedical Services Inc. | Ambulance Service Provider | WV | $1.2M | 42.2K | $27.82 |
| Phi Health, Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | AZ | $1.2M | 36.8K | $31.43 |
| Ohio Medical Transportation, Inc. | Ambulance Service Provider | OH | $1.1M | 36.8K | $29.91 |
| University Of Washington | Ambulance Service Provider | WA | $1.1M | 36.8K | $29.73 |
| New England Life Flight, Inc. | Ambulance Service Provider | MA | $1.1M | 39.3K | $27.58 |
| Guardian Flight Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | NM | $979.2K | 30.5K | $32.08 |
| Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority | Ambulance Service Provider | NV | $891.1K | 28.3K | $31.49 |
Based on the data, CPT A0436 shows a 1.5x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation 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.