Arizona Medicaid hospice rates
Arizona Medicaid pays $190.02 per day for hospice routine home care (daily), effective October 1, 2026, the 5th highest of 10 states with comparable rates. Below: 3 more hospice rates compared with every state we track, the wages of the staff who deliver them, and recent rate changes.
- Hospice routine home care (daily)
- $190.02per day
- Rank among states
- 5 of 10+0.9% vs median
- Registered nurse median wage
- $47.84BLS May 2025
- Arizona minimum wage
- $15.15$15.65 from January 1, 2027
Arizona hospice rates vs other states
Fee-for-service, like-for-like by provider level. Click a rate to open Arizona's official fee schedule.
| Service | Provider level | Code | AZ rate | Unit | Per hour | Rank | Median across states | Lowest | Highest | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospice routine home care (daily) | All levels | 0651 | $190.02 | day | — | 5 of 10 | $188.34/day | $178.98 | $317.60 | 10 |
| Hospice continuous home care (hourly) | All levels | 0652 | $1,664.80 | day | — | — | $66.94/hour | $62.08 | $88.66 | 7 |
| Hospice inpatient respite (daily) | All levels | 0655 | $553.67 | day | — | 4 of 11 | $541.26/day | $492.74 | $605.91 | 11 |
| Hospice general inpatient care (daily) | All levels | 0656 | $1,186.66 | day | — | 4 of 11 | $1,156.96/day | $1,048.85 | $1,299.97 | 11 |
| Hospice end-of-life visit add-on (per hour) | Registered nurse | Not published | $69.79/hr | $66.84 | $291.56 | 6 | ||||
| Hospice room and board in a nursing home | All levels | Not published | $182.83 | $95.00 | $305.10 | 4 | ||||
Hospice routine home care (daily): where Arizona ranks
States whose published unit can't be converted are left out of the ranking.
| # | State | Rate | Unit | Per hour | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $317.60 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $219.21 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $212.89 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | $192.39 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 5 | Arizona | $190.02 | day | — | 2026-10-01 |
| 6 | Georgia | $186.66 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 7 | Florida | $182.79 | day | — | 2026-10-01 |
| 8 | Texas | $182.18 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 9 | Michigan | $180.60 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 10 | Missouri | $178.98 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
What it costs to deliver in Arizona
Median hourly wages from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025).
| Role | AZ median | US median | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurse | $47.84 | $46.90 | +2.0% |
| Home health / personal care aide | $17.51 | $17.21 | +1.7% |
| Healthcare social worker | $30.79 | $32.63 | -5.6% |
| Chaplain | $29.76 | $29.24 | +1.8% |
Recent Arizona hospice rate changes
| Change | Status | Change | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHCCCS FFY27 preliminary FFS fee schedules (effective 10/01/2026) | proposed | -4.9% | 2026-10-01 |
| AHCCCS preliminary FFS fee schedules bundle Oct2025 (effective 2025-10-01) | proposed | — | 2025-10-01 |
| AHCCCS preliminary FFS fee schedules bundle Oct2024 (effective 2024-10-01) | proposed | — | 2024-10-01 |
| Final Notice of Public Information – AHCCCS Fee-for-Service, (FFS) Rates for Hospice | enacted | — | 2023-10-01 |
| AHCCCS preliminary FFS fee schedules bundle Oct2023 (effective 2023-10-01) | proposed | — | 2023-10-01 |
| AHCCCS preliminary FFS fee schedules bundle FFSSchedule10012021 (effective 2021-10-01) | proposed | — | 2021-10-01 |
| AHCCCS preliminary FFS fee schedules bundle October2020 (effective 2020-10-01) | proposed | — | 2020-10-01 |
| AHCCCS preliminary FFS fee schedules bundle October2019 (effective 2019-10-01) | proposed | — | 2019-10-01 |
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 Arizona'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.