Air Ambulance Fees

The ambulance fee schedule a national fee schedule for ambulance services furnished as a benefit under medicare part b the fee schedule applies to all ambulance services including volunteer municipal private independent and institutional providers hospitals critical access hospitals except when it is the only ambulance service within 35 miles and skilled.

Air ambulance fees.

Air ambulance services fixed wing and rotary and ground and air mileage have no rvus. She had a 5000 deductible and a 30 70 co insurance clause. 2020 ambulance fee schedule. How much does an air ambulance flight cost.

Air ambulance 1 charges about 25 000 for a flight on a light jet staffed by paramedics from kansas city to los angeles. However on the fee schedule and this public use file the base rate for air ambulance services and ground and air mileage is displayed as an rvu. National air ambulance charges about 37 400 for a flight from new york to california staffed by a nurse and paramedic. Once the air ambulance services were approved she did not receive the full 29 000 of expenses for the air ambulance she received 29 000 less her 5000 deductible less the 30 co insurance 7 200 for a total reimbursement of 16 800.

Use air ambulances each year. The fee schedule is effective for claims with dates of service on or after april 1 2002 and it applies to all ambulance services including volunteer municipal private independent and institutional providers i e hospitals critical access hospitals except when it is the only ambulance service within 35 miles and skilled nursing. However using air ambulances is expensive and might not be covered by the patient s health insurance policy.