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LIFELINE AMBULANCE SERVICE INC

Ambulance, Land Transport·BROOKLYN, NY·NPI: 1114920774Share

Compared to Ambulance, Land Transport Peers

Total spending distribution among 11 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $42.5M is at the 25th percentile among 11 Ambulance, Land Transport providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-012024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$42.5M

$42,470,759

Total Claims

403K

Beneficiaries

293K

1.4 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$105

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$1.0M
+157%
2019
$2.7M
+141%
2020
$6.5M
+8%
2021
$7.0M
+23%
2022
$8.6M
-6%
2023
$8.1M
+5%
2024
$8.5M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 9 distinct procedure codes. The top code (A0428 (Ambulance service, BLS, non-emergency transport)) accounts for 52% of total spending.

A0428Top 25%

Ambulance service, BLS, non-emergency transport

$22.2M

154K claims · 52.2%

Your Cost: $144.46/claim|Median: $58.05
2.5× median
A0999Top 25%

Unlisted ambulance service

$10.7M

8,966 claims · 25.1%

Your Cost: $1,188.09/claim|Median: $45.53
26.1× median
A0429Normal range

Ambulance, BLS emergency transport

$4.5M

30K claims · 10.5%

Your Cost: $150.77/claim|Median: $138.19
1.1× median
A0427Normal range

Ambulance, ALS emergency transport Level 1

$2.3M

13K claims · 5.5%

Your Cost: $176.31/claim|Median: $164.22
1.1× median
A0425Normal range

Ground mileage, per statute mile

$1.7M

167K claims · 4.1%

Your Cost: $10.44/claim|Median: $23.36
0.4× median
A0426Top 25%

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

$781K

3,897 claims · 1.8%

Your Cost: $200.50/claim|Median: $104.69
1.9× median
A0434Normal range

Ambulance, specialty care transport

$239K

1,320 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $180.85/claim|Median: $252.36
0.7× median
A0380Normal range

BLS mileage, per mile

$54K

9,259 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $5.82/claim|Median: $20.61
0.3× median
A0170Normal range

$38K

16K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $2.37/claim|Median: $3.07
0.8× median