The table below shows average cost ranges of air medical transportation services for a few of the providers that service areas of Minnesota, North Dakota and/or Wisconsin. Please note that non-emergent air medical transportation requires prior authorization and members typically need to work with their provider to arrange for services.
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Air Transport: Plane, one way | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sanford Health | 1-844-4-AIRMED | North Dakota and Minnesota | $9,000 - $10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life Link III | 612-638-4900 | Twin Cities Metro, greater Minnesota and Western Wisconsin | $15,000 - $17,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Altru Health System | 701-780-1551 | Northeast Minnesota and Northwest North Dakota | $15,000 - $17,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Transport: Helicoptor, one way | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sanford Health | 1-844-4-AIRMED | North Dakota and Minnesota | $12,000 - $15,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Memorial Health | 800-247-0229 | Twin Cities Metro, greater Minnesota and Western Wisconsin | $12,000 - $15,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life Link III | 612-638-4900 | Twin Cities Metro, greater Minnesota and Western Wisconsin | $23,000 - $26,000 |
How were costs calculated?
Twelve months of Medica Choice commercial claims data was used to calculate an average allowed amount for each contracted provider. The costs include transporation plus mileage. For a given service, a provider needed to meet certain dollar volumes to be considered in the analysis. Cost ranges were developed based on the distribution of provider average costs. Providers were then put into a low or medium cost range based on their average costs. The overall results were then reviewed and adjustments made as needed to reflect natural breaks in the pricing.