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CITY OF HOUSTON

Ambulance·HOUSTON, TX·NPI: 1447375282Share

Compared to Ambulance Peers

Total spending distribution among 12 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $37.8M is at the 25th percentile among 12 Ambulance providers.

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

Total Paid

$37.8M

$37,754,662

Total Claims

373K

Beneficiaries

314K

1.2 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$101

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$1.7M
+16%
2019
$2.0M
+38%
2020
$2.7M
+191%
2021
$7.8M
+10%
2022
$8.6M
+0%
2023
$8.7M
-28%
2024
$6.3M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 8 distinct procedure codes. The top code (A0429 (Ambulance, BLS emergency transport)) accounts for 61% of total spending.

A0429Normal range

Ambulance, BLS emergency transport

$23.0M

131K claims · 61.0%

Your Cost: $175.92/claim|Median: $138.19
1.3× median
A0427Normal range

Ambulance, ALS emergency transport Level 1

$10.1M

54K claims · 26.9%

Your Cost: $187.19/claim|Median: $164.22
1.1× median
A0425Normal range

Ground mileage, per statute mile

$4.4M

186K claims · 11.6%

Your Cost: $23.61/claim|Median: $23.36
1.0× median
A0433Normal range

$180K

708 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $254.17/claim|Median: $207.46
1.2× median
A0398Top 25%

$19K

1,055 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $18.05/claim|Median: $13.41
1.3× median
A0422Top 25%

$9K

737 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $12.83/claim|Median: $9.63
1.3× median
A0382Normal range

$188

27 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $6.97/claim|Median: $11.40
0.6× median
A0998Normal range

$0

29 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $0.00/claim|Median: $63.75