Some examples
of when emergency Medicare ambulance transportation may be
covered include when you
- are in severe pain, bleeding, in
shock, or unconscious
- need to be restrained to keep you
from hurting yourself or others
- need oxygen or other skilled medical
treatment during transportation.
These are only examples of when
Medicare would cover your ambulance trip. Coverage would
depend on the seriousness of your medical condition and whether you
could have been safely transported by other means.
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Medicare will only cover ambulance
services to the nearest appropriate medical facility that is able to
give you the care you need. If you choose to be transported to a
facility farther away, Medicare's payment will be based on the charge to
the closest facility. If no local facilities are able to give you the
care you need, Medicare will help pay for transportation to a facility
outside of your local area.
Non-emergency Medicare Ambulance
Non-emergency Medicare ambulance
transportation is provided when you need transportation to diagnose or
treat your health condition and you can't be transported another way.
You must have orders from your doctor or other health care provider for
Medicare to cover non-emergency ambulance transportation.
What do I pay?
If Medicare covers your ambulance trip, you pay 20% of the
Medicare-approved amount, after you have met the yearly Part B
deductible ($131 in 2007).
In most cases, the ambulance company can't charge you more than 20% of
the Medicare-approved amount. What you pay may be different however, if
you get services from a hospital-based company. All ambulance companies
must accept the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. |
