US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-02, ch. 10, § 30.1
Definition of Ambulance Services
There are several categories of ground ambulance services and two categories of air
ambulance services under the fee schedule. (Note that “ground” refers to both land and
water transportation.) All ground and air ambulance transportation services must meet all
requirements regarding medical reasonableness and necessity as outlined in the
applicable statute, regulations and manual provisions.
History
(Rev. 226, Issued: 09-12-16, Effective: 01-01-16, Implementation: 12-12-16)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
4cfe917e83a807a369b3f81eeb30342346dd8e6c2e302d0dcc63e6a385e83fce
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