Arkansas Medicaid home health rates
Arkansas Medicaid pays $66.63 per visit for home health aide visit delivered by a aide or attendant, effective May 16, 2025, the 5th highest of 12 states with comparable rates. Below: 1 more home health rate compared with every state we track, the wages of the staff who deliver them, and recent rate changes.
- Home health aide visit
- $66.63per visit
- Rank among states
- 5 of 12+3.8% vs median
- Home health / personal care aide median wage
- $13.30BLS May 2025
- Arkansas minimum wage
- $11.00
Arkansas home health rates vs other states
Fee-for-service, like-for-like by provider level. Click a rate to open Arkansas's official fee schedule.
| Service | Provider level | Code | AR rate | Unit | Per hour | Rank | Median across states | Lowest | Highest | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home health nurse visit (RN or LPN) | Registered nurse | Not published | $23.09/15 min | $15.21 | $98.92 | 10 | ||||
| Home health aide visit | Aide or attendant | T1021 | $66.63 | visit | — | 5 of 12 | $64.19/visit | $18.04 | $80.62 | 12 |
| Home health physical therapy | Physical therapist | S9131 | $141.02 | day | — | — | $27.71/15 min | $4.77 | $85.93 | 13 |
| Home health occupational therapy | Occupational therapist | Not published | $26.35/15 min | $4.77 | $69.73 | 12 | ||||
| Home health speech therapy | Speech-language pathologist | Not published | $25.93/15 min | $4.77 | $137.61 | 12 | ||||
Home health aide visit: where Arkansas ranks
States whose published unit can't be converted are left out of the ranking.
| # | State | Rate | Unit | Per hour | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | $80.62 | visit | — | 2026-01-01 |
| 2 | Utah | $79.96 | visit | — | 2026-07-01 |
| 3 | Mississippi | $75.48 | visit | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $66.66 | visit | — | 2025-01-01 |
| 5 | Arkansas | $66.63 | visit | — | 2025-05-16 |
| 6 | Washington | $66.48 | visit | — | 2025-01-01 |
| 7 | Nebraska | $61.89 | visit | — | 2026-07-01 |
| 8 | New Hampshire | $42.75 | visit | — | 2023-10-01 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | $42.33 | visit | — | 2022-01-01 |
| 10 | Idaho | $38.40 | visit | — | 2025-09-01 |
| 11 | Connecticut | $37.41 | visit | — | 2026-01-01 |
| 12 | Florida | $18.04 | visit | — | 2026-01-01 |
What it costs to deliver in Arkansas
Median hourly wages from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025).
| Role | AR median | US median | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurse | $37.95 | $46.90 | -19.1% |
| Licensed practical nurse | $27.22 | $30.96 | -12.1% |
| Home health / personal care aide | $13.30 | $17.21 | -22.7% |
| Physical therapist | $47.60 | $49.40 | -3.6% |
| Occupational therapist | $51.14 | $48.24 | +6.0% |
| Speech-language pathologist | $40.18 | $47.05 | -14.6% |
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 Arkansas'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.