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NORTH STAR EMERGENCY SERVICES, INC.

Ambulance·LIVERMORE, CA·NPI: 1053475905Share

Compared to Ambulance Peers

Total spending distribution among 12 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $21.2M is at the 25th percentile among 12 Ambulance providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-01→2024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$21.2M

$21,223,352

Total Claims

210K

Beneficiaries

183K

1.1 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$101

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$1.5M
+25%
2019
$1.8M
+0%
2020
$1.8M
+12%
2021
$2.0M
+32%
2022
$2.7M
+86%
2023
$5.0M
+30%
2024
$6.4M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 16 distinct procedure codes. The top code (A0425 (Ground mileage, per statute mile)) accounts for 32% of total spending.

A0425Top 25%

Ground mileage, per statute mile

$6.7M

74K claims · 31.7%

Your Cost: $90.39/claim|Median: $23.36
3.9× median
A0429Top 25%

Ambulance, BLS emergency transport

$5.5M

24K claims · 26.0%

Your Cost: $227.69/claim|Median: $138.19
1.6× median
A0428Top 25%

Ambulance service, BLS, non-emergency transport

$4.5M

39K claims · 21.2%

Your Cost: $115.70/claim|Median: $58.05
2.0× median
A0434Normal range

Ambulance, specialty care transport

$1.2M

5,588 claims · 5.6%

Your Cost: $214.52/claim|Median: $252.36
0.9× median
A0225Top 5%

$979K

1,505 claims · 4.6%

Your Cost: $650.53/claim|Median: $182.63
3.6× median
A0999Normal range

Unlisted ambulance service

$685K

942 claims · 3.2%

Your Cost: $726.70/claim|Median: $45.53
16.0× median
A0427Top 25%

Ambulance, ALS emergency transport Level 1

$499K

2,042 claims · 2.4%

Your Cost: $244.44/claim|Median: $164.22
1.5× median
T2005Normal range

Non-emergency transportation, per diem

$401K

16K claims · 1.9%

Your Cost: $25.90/claim|Median: $132.60
0.2× median
A0380Normal range

BLS mileage, per mile

$229K

17K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $13.77/claim|Median: $20.61
0.7× median
A0426Normal range

Ambulance service, ALS, non-emergency transport, level 1

$213K

1,487 claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $143.19/claim|Median: $104.69
1.4× median
T2001Normal range

Non-emergency transportation, patient attendant or aide

$75K

14K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $5.30/claim|Median: $19.61
0.3× median
93041Normal range

$73K

4,778 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $15.24/claim|Median: $4.36
3.5× median
A0422Normal range

$51K

5,270 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $9.62/claim|Median: $9.63
1.0× median
A0130Normal range

Non-emergency wheelchair van transport

$43K

2,101 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $20.48/claim|Median: $29.37
0.7× median
A0424Normal range

$41K

2,637 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $15.40/claim|Median: $20.00
0.8× median
93005Normal range

Electrocardiogram, tracing only, without interpretation

$338

48 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $7.04/claim|Median: $7.50
0.9× median

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