How much an ambulance costs [in Canada]: British Columbia $50 if treated on scene; $80 if transported to hospital Alberta $250 if treated on scene; $385 if transported to hospital Saskatchewan Depending on the health region, $245 or $325 + $2.30/km Manitoba Depending on where you are in the province, the cost ranges from $270 + $3/km to $530 Ontario $45 if medically necessary, $240 if not medically necessary Quebec $125 + $1.75/km New Brunswick In New Brunswick those without private insurance don't pay ambulance fees. UPDATE: In April, 2015, the province reinstated ambulance fees. Now, for those without insurance, the cost for an ambulance is $130 Nova Scotia $142.30 Newfoundland and Labrador $115 Prince Edward Island $150 Yukon No out-of-pocket charge to patients Northwest Territories Varies by location Nunavut Varies by location
I just remember as a kid after breaking my leg skiiing, my parents complaining about the ambulance bill. I do remember it was around $300, which sounded like a lot at the time.
That's in Canada. It's way cheaper in Canada. I dealt with a 2k ambulance bill in Nevada in 2007? Something like that. The insurance paid most but still hundreds out of pocket. It wasn't a long drive and it would have been shorter if every hospital could take every kind of insurance.
My sister in Alberta had to get an ambulance and a 40 minute ride to a city and it was 500, about 16 years ago. ---