Emergency Ambulance Transportation Rates
Contra Costa County EMS does not regulate charges or transportation rates for non-emergency ambulance services. Non-emergency ambulances services are required by local ordinance to post ambulance transportation rates on their websites. The rates posted below are for emergency (9-1-1) ambulance services and are the maximum rates authorized for ambulance transport.
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
The new patient charges, effective May 9, 2024, which replace those shown in Exhibit D for the Ambulance Service Agreement, are as follows:
| Description | Charge |
|---|---|
| Emergency Ambulance Response Base Rate | $3,029.33 |
| Mileage Rate (for each mile traveled with a loaded patient) | $73.22 |
| Oxygen Administration Charge | $253.93 |
| Treat and Refused Transport | $649.57 |
| First Responder Advanced Life Support Fee | $506.63 |
Paying for your Ambulance Ride
San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District
The new patient charges effective June 1, 2023, which replace those shown in Exhibit C of the Ambulance Service Agreement, are as follows:
| Description | Charge |
|---|---|
| Emergency Ambulance Response Base Rate | $2,868.00 |
| Loaded Ambulance Mileage Rate | $60.00 per mile |
| Oxygen Administration | $175.00 |
| First Responder Assessment Without Transport | $690.00 |
Moraga-Orinda Fire District
The new patient charges effective July 1, 2021, which replace those shown in Exhibit C of the Ambulance Service Agreement, are as follows:
| Description | Charge |
|---|---|
| Ambulance Response Base Rate | $3,134.00 |
| Assessment without transport | $753.00 |
| First responder | $753.00 |
| Mileage | $50.00 |
| Oxygen | $152.00 |