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LIFELINE AMBULANCE LLC

Ambulance·SKOKIE, IL·NPI: 1871740977Share

Compared to Ambulance Peers

Total spending distribution among 12 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $26.3M is at the 25th percentile among 12 Ambulance providers.

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

Total Paid

$26.3M

$26,335,959

Total Claims

485K

Beneficiaries

135K

3.6 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$54

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$3.3M
+48%
2019
$4.8M
-26%
2020
$3.6M
-2%
2021
$3.5M
-11%
2022
$3.1M
+4%
2023
$3.2M
+48%
2024
$4.8M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 10 distinct procedure codes. The top code (A0428 (Ambulance service, BLS, non-emergency transport)) accounts for 53% of total spending.

A0428Top 25%

Ambulance service, BLS, non-emergency transport

$14.0M

99K claims · 53.2%

Your Cost: $141.00/claim|Median: $58.05
2.4× median
A0425Normal range

Ground mileage, per statute mile

$4.3M

200K claims · 16.3%

Your Cost: $21.47/claim|Median: $23.36
0.9× median
A0429Normal range

Ambulance, BLS emergency transport

$3.2M

23K claims · 12.2%

Your Cost: $138.50/claim|Median: $138.19
1.0× median
A0130Normal range

Non-emergency wheelchair van transport

$2.7M

124K claims · 10.1%

Your Cost: $21.47/claim|Median: $29.37
0.7× median
A0427Normal range

Ambulance, ALS emergency transport Level 1

$1.6M

9,351 claims · 5.9%

Your Cost: $166.02/claim|Median: $164.22
1.0× median
A0422Top 10%

$280K

12K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $23.66/claim|Median: $9.63
2.5× median
A0434Normal range

Ambulance, specialty care transport

$181K

836 claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $216.97/claim|Median: $252.36
0.9× median
A0426Top 10%

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

$66K

234 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $283.43/claim|Median: $104.69
2.7× median
A0120Normal range

Non-emergency mini-bus transport

$33K

3,993 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $8.26/claim|Median: $16.09
0.5× median
T2001Normal range

Non-emergency transportation, patient attendant or aide

$32K

12K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $2.70/claim|Median: $19.61
0.1× median