US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-02, ch. 10, § 10.3.10
Multiple Patient Ambulance Transport
Effective April 1, 2002, if two patients are transported to the same destination
simultaneously, for each Medicare beneficiary, Medicare will allow 75 percent of the
payment allowance for the base rate applicable to the level of care furnished to that
beneficiary plus 50 percent of the total mileage payment allowance for the entire trip.
If three or more patients are transported to the same destination simultaneously, then the
payment allowance for the Medicare beneficiary (or each of them) is equal to 60 percent
of the base rate applicable to the level of care furnished to the beneficiary. However, a
single payment allowance for mileage will be prorated by the number of patients
onboard.
This policy applies to both ground and air transports.
History
(Rev. 103; Issued: 02-20-09; Effective Date: 01-05-09; Implementation Date: 03- 20-09)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
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