Verified Treatment Center
American Health Services
Palmdale, CA · 93550
Key Takeaways for American Health Services
- • Detox · Outpatient · MAT offered
- • Accepts Medicaid, Medicare
- • SAMHSA-listed facility
- • Direct line available · Helpline free & confidential 24/7
About American Health Services
American Health Services, based in Palmdale, CA, is one of the SAMHSA-registered treatment programs operating in CA. The facility offers a continuum of care across multiple levels — Detox, Outpatient, MAT — which means it can, in principle, hold a patient across the arc of a typical treatment episode. What this page can help with is the frame — what to ask, what to verify, what to compare against.
Care levels at American Health Services
The facility offers a continuum of care across multiple levels — Detox, Outpatient, MAT — which means it can, in principle, hold a patient across the arc of a typical treatment episode. The practical question is whether it is genuinely strong at each level, or whether one level is the core business and the others are secondary. The useful move is to have an ASAM-aligned assessment done before admission — ideally by someone outside the facility's admissions team — to confirm that the level of care offered here is what the clinical picture calls for.
Insurance and payment
American Health Services accepts Medicaid — which is consequential because facilities that accept Medicaid tend to have the broadest patient populations and the most developed public-sector relationships, though reimbursement structures mean program intensity sometimes differs from commercial-focused centers. The single most useful pre-admission move on insurance is requesting the facility send you — in writing, by email — the specific benefits verification for your specific plan product. That document is the answer to most post-admission billing disputes.
Before you call
The three questions that consistently separate programs worth considering from programs worth skipping: ASAM level of care match; written VOB for your plan; MAT policy. The facility's documented pharmacotherapy offerings suggest MAT is available — confirm the specific medications and prescriber access during the admissions conversation. Programs that cannot answer all three quickly are programs worth approaching with caution.
Listing sourced from the SAMHSA Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator. Data last synced April 2026. Verify current programs directly with the facility.
American Health Services at a Glance
Levels of care
Detox · Outpatient · MAT
Service settings
Outpatient, Outpatient detoxification, Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment, Regular outpatient treatment
Therapy approaches
Brief intervention, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Motivational interviewing, Matrix Model, Relapse prevention, Substance use disorder counseling
Age groups
Young Adults, Adults
Medications
Methadone, Buprenorphine with naloxone, Buprenorphine without naloxone
Insurance & Payment Accepted
Confirm in-network status before admission — verification is free.
Contact & Location
Address
2720 East Palmdale Boulevard, Palmdale, CA 93550
Facility direct line
310-399-9883 x2201Website
www.americanhealthservices.orgQuestions about this facility
Common questions about American Health Services
Answered from public sources: SAMHSA listings, federal parity regulations, and our own admissions helpline intake notes.
Is American Health Services listed in the SAMHSA Treatment Services Locator?
What insurance does American Health Services accept?
How do I know if this level of care is right for me?
Is calling confidential? Will my employer find out?
What happens if I call the helpline instead of the facility?
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