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I need an ambulance

A ground ambulance ride, roughly 5 miles.

Typical US price before insurance

$803

This is an allowed amount — the price actually negotiated with insurers, not the inflated list price. Source: Health Care Cost Institute — commercial ground ambulance prices (2022).

Median base rate is $718 plus about $17/mile. Important: ground ambulances are EXCLUDED from the No Surprises Act — out-of-network balance billing is still legal, so your real bill can be much higher.

What you'd actually pay

Your coverage

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Where you live

Your state

$803

The national average price.

State prices from RAND's hospital price study — how much your state's hospitals charge private insurers relative to Medicare. This is a statewide price level, not a per-procedure state price. Maryland isn't shown: it sets hospital rates for all payers, so the comparison doesn't apply there.

This is an estimate, not a bill. It applies published average deductibles and a 20% coinsurance (KFF's measured average for a hospital admission) to a national average price. Your actual plan, hospital and diagnosis will move this number. Not medical or financial advice.