Emergency ambulance transport with advanced life support at Methodist Hospital

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ALS 1/ EMERG BASE

SAN ANTONIO, TX

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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $779 is 8% above the median hospital's median price ($721), higher than 55% of the 803 hospitals reporting HCPCS A0427. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS A0427 at Methodist Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 32 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	First Health chip percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$255	$255	—	—	—	$255 – $255
2	First Health chipperinate percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$255	$255	—	—	—	$255 – $255
3	First Health mcdstar percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$255	$255	—	—	—	$255 – $255
4	Oscar broadnetworkhix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$425	$425	—	—	—	$425 – $425
5	Oscar epo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$425	$425	—	—	—	$425 – $425
6	Oscar pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$425	$425	—	—	—	$425 – $425
7	Oscar ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$425	$425	—	—	—	$425 – $425
8	UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$534	$534	—	—	—	$534 – $534
9	Aetna qhphix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$562	$562	—	—	—	$562 – $562
10	First Health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$574	$574	—	—	—	$574 – $574
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$615	$615	—	—	—	$615 – $615
12	Cigna comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$617	$617	—	—	—	$617 – $617
13	Cigna newbusinessnetwork percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$621	$621	—	—	—	$621 – $621
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield trad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$628	$628	—	—	—	$628 – $628
15	Healthcare Highways narrownetwork percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$655	$655	—	—	—	$655 – $655
16	Cigna hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$681	$681	—	—	—	$681 – $681
17	Cigna openaccessplus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$681	$681	—	—	—	$681 – $681
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$745	$745	—	—	—	$745 – $745
19	Aetna narrownetwork percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$762	$762	—	—	—	$762 – $762
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$779	$779	—	—	—	$779 – $779
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$779	$779	—	—	—	$779 – $779
22	Aetna newbusinessrates percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$821	$821	—	—	—	$821 – $821
23	Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$823	$823	—	—	—	$823 – $823
24	Aetna commercialbasenetwork percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$836	$836	—	—	—	$836 – $836
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield healthselectopenaccess(eposoa) percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$851	$851	—	—	—	$851 – $851

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Last updated: May 1, 2026

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