Mississippi Medicaid home care rates
Mississippi Medicaid pays $136.50 per day for companion care delivered by a aide or attendant, effective July 1, 2016. Below: 3 more home care rates compared with every state we track, the wages of the staff who deliver them, and recent rate changes.
- Companion care
- $136.50per day
- Rank among states
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- Home health / personal care aide median wage
- $11.47BLS May 2025
- Mississippi minimum wage
- $7.25
Mississippi home care rates vs other states
Fee-for-service, like-for-like by provider level. Click a rate to open Mississippi's official fee schedule.
| Service | Provider level | Code | MS rate | Unit | Per hour | Rank | Median across states | Lowest | Highest | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal care / attendant care (hourly) | Agency provider | Not published | $27.70/hr | $18.28 | $84.84 | 24 | ||||
| Homemaker / housekeeping help | Agency provider | Not published | $30.80/hr | $17.40 | $39.00 | 7 | ||||
| Companion care | Aide or attendant | S5136 | $136.50 | day | — | — | $20.20/hr | $6.72 | $51.92 | 16 |
| Respite care (hourly) | Agency provider | S5150 | $4.52 | 15 min | $18.08 | 29 of 35 | $25.00/hr | $2.24 | $1,161.80 | 35 |
| Respite care (daily) | Agency provider | S5151 | $239.04 | day | — | 15 of 31 | $232.25/day | $10.59 | $938.09 | 31 |
| Adult day services | Clinical nurse specialist | S5100 | $4.93 | 15 min | $19.72 | — | $65.16/day | $2.63 | $124.44 | 13 |
| Financial management services (self-direction) | Self-directed worker | Not published | $113.99/month | $36.75 | $265.00 | 14 | ||||
Companion care: where Mississippi ranks
States whose published unit can't be converted are left out of the ranking.
| # | State | Rate | Unit | Per hour | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont | $12.98 | 15 min | $51.92 | 2026-07-01 |
| 2 | Montana | $9.39 | 15 min | $37.56 | 2025-07-01 |
| 3 | Minnesota | $7.90 | 15 min | $31.60 | 2026-01-01 |
| 4 | Utah | $7.27 | 15 min | $29.08 | 2019-07-01 |
| 5 | Arizona | $6.88 | 15 min | $27.52 | 2026-10-01 |
| 6 | Kentucky | $6.73 | 15 min | $26.92 | 2025-01-01 |
| 7 | Nevada | $6.25 | 15 min | $25.00 | 2024-01-01 |
| 8 | Idaho | $5.54 | 15 min | $22.16 | 2026-07-01 |
| 9 | Kansas | $4.56 | 15 min | $18.24 | 2023-07-01 |
| 10 | Virginia | $17.97 | hour | $17.97 | 2025-07-01 |
| 11 | Connecticut | $17.25 | hour | $17.25 | 2023-01-01 |
| 12 | Alabama | $4.06 | 15 min | $16.24 | 2024-01-05 |
| 13 | Hawaii | $4.00 | 15 min | $16.00 | 2026-01-01 |
| 14 | Nebraska | $11.33 | hour | $11.33 | 2026-07-01 |
| 15 | Iowa | $2.12 | 15 min | $8.48 | 2025-08-01 |
| 16 | Arkansas | $1.68 | 15 min | $6.72 | 2022-08-25 |
What it costs to deliver in Mississippi
Median hourly wages from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025).
| Role | MS median | US median | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home health / personal care aide | $11.47 | $17.21 | -33.4% |
| Registered nurse | $37.06 | $46.90 | -21.0% |
The workspace adds every modifier, region and provider variant, full rate history, proposed changes, coverage and prior-authorization rules, managed-care plans and a unit-economics calculator. All of it is available through the API.
Rates are taken from Mississippi's official Medicaid publications, and each one links to its source. Confirm with the payer before billing. Managed-care plans may pay differently from fee-for-service.