Ambulance Charges
& Billing
The Rogers Fire Department provides emergency ambulance
service to the city limits and a large portion of western
Benton County. Charges for these services are established
by the City Council and those currently in place became
effective in May 2009. As provided by the Rogers City Code
(Appendix E) the charges for service are:
Inside the City Limits of Rogers
Transport to Hospital ALS Level 1
.
$400.00
Transport to Hospital ALS Level
2
.........$550.00
Transport to
Helicopter
...........................$187.50
Treat
patient, but no transport
.
...
. $187.50
Nursing
Home Facility (patient assistance)
.
...$100.00
Extrication Provided
........
. $150.00
Mileage (per patient loaded
mile)
....$10.00
Standby time per
hour
......................
$90.00
Standby time per hour (non-profit organizations)
**....
...$40.00
Supplies and/or drugs used for
non-transport................billed accordingly
Outside the City Limits of Rogers
Transport to Hospital any level of
service
.
$775.00
Transport to Helicopter
..$250.00
Extrication Provided
.
.....$200.00
Mileage (per patient loaded
mile)
....
$10.00
Supplies and/or drugs used for
non-transport
...
billed accordingly
 The patient is responsible for the payment of the ambulance
bill. An invoice
is sent as soon as practical after the
service is provided. Approximately one month
after the service, if no payment is made or if there remains
an account balance, a statement is sent to the responsible
party. Any further billing contact is through an account
management company helps the responsible party with
budgeting, insurance claim interaction, or other counseling
aid. After a reasonable period an account may be assigned to
a collection agent or pursued in court.
RFD's staff will attempt to work with you on your payment
problems. If you have any questions call the RFD's Ambulance
Billing Clerk at (479) 621-1179.
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