A0424 HCPCS Level II code: Extra ambulance attendant, ground (als or bls) or air (fixed or rotary winged); (requires medical review)
A0424 is the HCPCS code for “Extra ambulance attendant, ground (als or bls) or air (fixed or rotary winged); (requires medical review)” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A0424Extra ambulance attendant, ground (als or bls) or air (fixed or rotary winged); (requires medical review)
Short description: Extra ambulance attendant
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A0424 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Not payable by Medicare
- Medicare pricing
- Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
- Type of service
- Ambulance
- BETOS category
- Ambulance
- Added
- Jan 1, 1995
Where A0424 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A0424Extra ambulance attendant, ground (als or bls) or air (fixed or rotary winged); (requires medical review)
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code A0424 mean?
A0424 is the HCPCS code for “Extra ambulance attendant, ground (als or bls) or air (fixed or rotary winged); (requires medical review)” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A0424?
CMS lists A0424’s Medicare coverage as “Not payable by Medicare” and its pricing as “Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
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