Does Medicare Cover Ambulance? 
Medicare covers ground ambulance transportation when you need to be transported to a hospital , critical access hospital , or skilled nursing facility for MEDICALLY NECCESARY services , and transportation in any other vehicle could endanger your health . Medicare MAY pay for emergency ambulance transportation in an airplane or helicopter to a hospital if you need immediate and rapid ambulance transportation that ground ambulance ca n't provide . You pay 20 % of the Medicare-approved amount , and the Part B deductible applies . - Medicare & You 2013 - 