A0428 Medicaid Rate by State

Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls)

36 state Medicaid programs publish a fee-for-service rate for A0428 (ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls)), ranging from $35.00 in Delaware to $409.06 in Arizona.

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Publishing states

36

Median % of Medicare

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Rate range

$35.00 - $409.06

A0428 rates in every publishing state

StateMedicaid rate% of MedicarePrior authVintage
Alaska$233.97----2026
Arkansas$141.25----2026
Arizona$409.06----2026
California$107.16----2026
Colorado$180.88----2026
Connecticut$220.44----2024
District of Columbia$261.14--Varies2026
Delaware$35.00----2026
Hawaii$204.74----2025
Iowa$84.67----2016
Idaho$232.28--Required2025
Indiana$269.02----2026
Kansas$255.70----2023
Massachusetts$208.87----2025
Maine$313.02----2026
Michigan$265.54----2026
Minnesota$284.56--Conditional2026
Missouri$105.62*--Not required2026
Mississippi$148.94----2020
Montana$158.36--Required2026
North Carolina$70.75----2025
North Dakota$329.75--Not required2026
Nebraska$154.89----2026
New Hampshire$277.68--Not required2026
New Jersey$58.00--Not required2026
New Mexico$389.99----2026
Nevada$175.71----2013
New York$219.58----2026
Oklahoma$179.08----2026
Rhode Island$95.02----2026
Texas$186.00*----2018
Vermont$270.28----2023
Washington$207.61----2026
Wisconsin$232.19----2023
West Virginia$266.22----2026
Wyoming$153.29----2021

Published Medicaid fee-for-service schedule amounts, not a coverage or eligibility guarantee. Managed-care plan rates can differ. Where no prior-authorization flag is shown, the state does not publish one. Rows marked * are representative published variants or methodology-derived rates. "--" in the prior-auth column means the state publishes no PA flag.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Medicaid pay for A0428?

36 state Medicaid programs publish a fee-for-service rate for A0428 (ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls)), ranging from $35.00 in Delaware to $409.06 in Arizona. The full table on this page lists every publishing state's current rate.

Which state pays the most for A0428?

Arizona publishes the highest Medicaid rate for A0428 at $409.06. Delaware publishes the lowest at $35.00.

Does A0428 require prior authorization under Medicaid?

3 of the 36 publishing states flag A0428 as requiring prior authorization (always or conditionally) on their fee schedules. States without a flag publish no PA indicator for this code - that means "not published", not "no PA required".