Billing Rates

Type of Service	Rate
Advanced Life Support	$640.00 Per Person
Non-Emergency Basic Life Support	$600.00 Per Person
Advanced Life Support 2 Includes three administrations of one or more medications	$701.05 Per Person
Critical Care Ambulance Specialized transport of a patient from one health care facility to another	$1007.98 Per Person
Advanced Life Support Transportation outside of Pinellas County	$640.00 Per Person
Mileage Per Loaded Mile Miles traveled with the patient in the ambulance	$13.33
Waiting Time Per Half Hour Applies to scheduled pick ups at designated health care facilities	$65.32
Dedicated Standby Per Hour (3 hour minimum) Events where an ambulance is requested to be waiting onsite	$135.00
Non-dedicated Standby Per Hour Events where an ambulance is requested to be on standby but not present	$59.05
Baker Act Specialty Transport Dignified transport of psychiatric patients to a care facility.	$136.00
Patient Expired at Scene	$347.37
Family Membership	$98.00
Single Membership	$63.00

Certain aspects of Sunstar Paramedics’ rate schedule are mandated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Sunstar Emergency Medical Services is a branch of Pinellas County Government; therefore, we are unable to offer any discounts or negotiate any reductions in our established rates.

*Rates are subject to change

Questions should be directed to the Sunstar Billing Department at 727-582-2008.

Special Note

Medicaid has established criteria for ambulance transports that our office must adhere to in order to file a claim. Eligibility for Medicaid does not guarantee that Medicaid will pay for a patient’s ambulance services. Questions regarding Medicaid’s criteria should be referred to the patient’s local Medicaid Office. Transports resulting from a motor vehicle accident will require the patient to complete an automobile insurance information form that will be mailed by Sunstar Paramedics. It is important to complete this form in its entirety. Once the form is returned to Sunstar, our billing team will file a claim directly with the customer’s insurance carrier. The customer’s account will then be placed on hold to allow ample time for the insurance company process the claim. The remaining balance will be billed to the customer.