EMS Services for Patients

For questions related to your bill, please call (877) 313-5227, our use our contact form and select ‘Billing/Patient Accounts‘ from the “Topic” column.

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

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)