A0434
Ambulance, specialty care transport
Ambulance, specialty care transport is the #387 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $282.7M in payments across 2.1M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $252.36. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $580.30 per claim, 2.3× the median.
Total Paid
$282.7M
0.03% of all spending
Total Claims
2.1M
Providers
474
Avg Cost/Claim
$135
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for A0434? Based on 458 providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$252.36
Average
$325.33
Std Dev
$311.43
Max
$2,360.46
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $152.35 and $400.04 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $81.29 and $580.30.
Top 1% bill above $1,748.56.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code A0434 (Ambulance, specialty care transport) was billed by 474 providers across 2.1M claims, totaling $282.7M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 733K unique beneficiaries.
Risk Assessment
Billing Statistics
Median Cost/Claim
$252.36
Providers Billing
458
National Spending
$282.7M
Avg/Median Ratio
1.29×
Normal distribution
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for A0434
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intelliride Llc Lombard, IL · Transportation Broker | $74.6M |
| 2 | Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania Department Of Education West Hazleton, PA · Local Education Agency (LEA) | $24.6M |
| 3 | Call The Car Pasadena, CA · Non-emergency Medical Transport (VAN) | $14.9M |
| 4 | 1336107838 | $8.6M |
| 5 | 1386837367 | $7.4M |
| 6 | 1811055569 | $5.3M |
| 7 | Acadian Ambulance Service Inc. Lafayette, LA · Ambulance Air Transport | $4.6M |
| 8 | 1811949779 | $4.2M |
| 9 | 1750498440 | $3.5M |
| 10 | 1851343537 | $3.4M |
| 11 | 1801903927 | $3.1M |
| 12 | 1619021813 | $3.1M |
| 13 | 1164449807 | $3.0M |
| 14 | 1760707582 | $2.9M |
| 15 | 1265542765 | $2.7M |
| 16 | Inspira Medical Centers Inc. Vineland, NJ · General Acute Care Hospital | $2.6M |
| 17 | Virtua - West Jersey Health System Inc. Voorhees, NJ · General Acute Care Hospital | $2.5M |
| 18 | 1326332933 | $2.5M |
| 19 | 1225028707 | $2.3M |
| 20 | 1750676870 | $2.3M |
Showing top 20 of 474 providers billing this code