Indiana Medicaid hospice rates
Indiana Medicaid pays $294.00 per day for hospice room and board in a nursing home, effective July 1, 2026, the 3rd highest of 5 states with comparable rates.
- Hospice room and board in a nursing home
- $294.00per day
- Rank among states
- 3 of 50.0% vs median
- Registered nurse median wage
- $40.14BLS May 2025
- Indiana minimum wage
- $7.25
Indiana hospice rates vs other states
Fee-for-service, like-for-like by provider level. Click a rate to open Indiana's official fee schedule.
| Service | Provider level | Code | IN rate | Unit | Per hour | Rank | Median across states | Lowest | Highest | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospice routine home care (daily) | All levels | Not published | $187.01/day | $80.36 | $317.60 | 17 | ||||
| Hospice continuous home care (hourly) | Registered nurse | Not published | $65.09/hour | $17.84 | $88.66 | 15 | ||||
| Hospice inpatient respite (daily) | All levels | Not published | $529.98/day | $212.93 | $629.83 | 16 | ||||
| Hospice general inpatient care (daily) | All levels | Not published | $1,132.04/day | $449.54 | $1,354.60 | 15 | ||||
| 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 | $294.00 | day | — | 3 of 5 | $294.00/day | $196.85 | $1,051.23 | 5 | |
Hospice room and board in a nursing home: where Indiana ranks
States whose published unit can't be converted are left out of the ranking.
What it costs to deliver in Indiana
Median hourly wages from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025).
| Role | IN median | US median | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurse | $40.14 | $46.90 | -14.4% |
| Home health / personal care aide | $16.86 | $17.21 | -2.0% |
| Healthcare social worker | $31.05 | $32.63 | -4.8% |
| Chaplain | $28.37 | $29.24 | -3.0% |
Recent Indiana hospice 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 Indiana'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.