Virginia Medicaid home health rates
Virginia Medicaid pays $45.12 per day for home health nurse visit (rn or LPN) delivered by a registered nurse, effective July 1, 2025. Below: 4 more home health rates compared with every state we track, the wages of the staff who deliver them, and recent rate changes.
- Home health nurse visit (RN or LPN)
- $45.12per day
- Rank among states
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- Registered nurse median wage
- $45.00BLS May 2025
- Virginia minimum wage
- $12.77$13.75 from January 1, 2027
Virginia home health rates vs other states
Fee-for-service, like-for-like by provider level. Click a rate to open Virginia's official fee schedule.
| Service | Provider level | Code | VA rate | Unit | Per hour | Rank | Median across states | Lowest | Highest | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home health nurse visit (RN or LPN) | Registered nurse | T1030 | $45.12 | day | — | — | $24.73/15 min | $15.21 | $98.92 | 9 |
| Home health aide visit | Aide or attendant | 0571 | $78.74 | — | — | — | $8.77/15 min | $4.16 | $56.89 | 10 |
| Home health physical therapy | Physical therapist | 0421 | $155.34 | visit | — | — | $26.17/15 min | $4.77 | $85.93 | 10 |
| Home health occupational therapy | Occupational therapist | 0431 | $151.92 | visit | — | — | $26.35/15 min | $4.77 | $69.73 | 10 |
| Home health speech therapy | Speech-language pathologist | 0441 | $146.30 | — | — | — | $25.93/15 min | $4.77 | $137.61 | 10 |
Home health nurse visit (RN or LPN): where Virginia ranks
States whose published unit can't be converted are left out of the ranking.
| # | State | Rate | Unit | Per hour | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | $98.92 | 15 min | $395.68 | 2018-01-01 |
| 2 | Michigan | $89.08 | 15 min | $356.32 | 2023-10-01 |
| 3 | Nevada | $28.46 | 15 min | $113.84 | 2024-01-01 |
| 4 | Arizona | $24.73 | 15 min | $98.92 | 2019-10-01 |
| 5 | Louisiana | $24.73 | 15 min | $98.92 | 2023-04-03 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | $21.45 | 15 min | $85.80 | 2024-10-01 |
| 7 | Kansas | $20.00 | 15 min | $80.00 | 2023-12-03 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | $16.55 | 15 min | $66.20 | 2018-07-01 |
| 9 | California | $15.21 | 15 min | $60.84 | 2026-10-01 |
What it costs to deliver in Virginia
Median hourly wages from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025).
| Role | VA median | US median | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurse | $45.00 | $46.90 | -4.1% |
| Licensed practical nurse | $31.21 | $30.96 | +0.8% |
| Home health / personal care aide | $14.57 | $17.21 | -15.3% |
| Physical therapist | $48.78 | $49.40 | -1.3% |
| Occupational therapist | $48.42 | $48.24 | +0.4% |
| Speech-language pathologist | $46.27 | $47.05 | -1.7% |
Recent Virginia home health rate changes
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 Virginia'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.