EMS Services for Patients

To facilitate innovative alternate payment models for ambulance service, such as payment for Treatment in Place (TIP) and Transport to Alternate Destinations (TAD), MedStar is in-network with the following payers:

Links will direct you to a third party site.

Amerigroup

Care ‘N Care

Cigna Healthcare

Cook Children’s Health Plan

Molina Healthcare

For questions related to your bill, please call (877) 313-5227.

Questions about Ambulance Rates or Medicare Denials

Here are 2 interesting articles from the web site VeryWell.com that provides a good overview of two main questions:

• Question: Why is the ambulance bill so high?
  • Answer: The Cost of an Ambulance Ride(PDF, 165KB)
• Question: Why did Medicare deny the ambulance claim?
  • Answer: Medicare Pulls Back on Ambulance Services(PDF, 144KB)

Questions about Ambulance Rates or Medicare Denials

Links will direct you to a third party site.

• Medicare Ambulance Coverage Patient Information Guide(PDF, 549KB)
• JPS Health Network
• Texas Health Resources
• Baylor Health Care System
• Medical City Healthcare
• Huguley Memorial Medical Center
• Pfizer MAINTAIN Program (Medicines Assistance for Those who Are In Need)