What are the charges for EMS services?
Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance carriers would be billed at the following rates, depending on the level of services necessary: Basic Life Support Non-emergency* $300.00 Basic Life Support – Emergency* $400.00 Advanced Life Support – Level 1 – Non-Emergency* $350.00 Advanced Life Support – Level 1 – Emergency* $500.00 Advance Life Support – Level 2* $700.00 Specialty Care Transport* $800.00 * The terms in the schedule are as defined in 42 CFR Parts 410 and 414. In addition, mileage would be billed at $7.50 per mile on emergency transports, a standard charge for most implementing jurisdictions. If the EMS call does not result in transport to a hospital, the health insurance carrier or the non-County resident without insurance would not be billed for anything. According to the 2006 JEMS 200 City Survey, here are average charges in the 200 largest cities in the U.S.
