Tennessee Medicaid hospice rates
Tennessee Medicaid pays $100.00 per percent of federal Medicaid hospice rate for hospice routine home care (daily). Below: 1 more hospice rate compared with every state we track, the wages of the staff who deliver them, and recent rate changes.
- Hospice routine home care (daily)
- $100.00per percent of federal Medicaid hospice rate
- Rank among states
- —
- Registered nurse median wage
- $39.18BLS May 2025
- Tennessee minimum wage
- $7.25
Tennessee hospice rates vs other states
Fee-for-service, like-for-like by provider level. Click a rate to open Tennessee's official fee schedule.
| Service | Provider level | Code | TN rate | Unit | Per hour | Rank | Median across states | Lowest | Highest | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospice routine home care (daily) | All levels | $100.00 | percent of federal Medicaid hospice rate | — | — | $186.84/day | $80.36 | $317.60 | 18 | |
| Hospice continuous home care (hourly) | Registered nurse | Not published | $65.39/hr | $59.29 | $80.47 | 15 | ||||
| Hospice inpatient respite (daily) | All levels | Not published | $530.15/day | $212.93 | $629.83 | 17 | ||||
| Hospice general inpatient care (daily) | All levels | Not published | $1,144.50/day | $449.54 | $1,354.60 | 16 | ||||
| Hospice end-of-life visit add-on (per hour) | Registered nurse | Not published | $69.36/hr | $66.84 | $291.56 | 7 | ||||
| Hospice room and board in a nursing home | All levels | $95.00 | percent of NF room and board rate | — | — | $294.00/day | $196.85 | $1,051.23 | 5 | |
Hospice routine home care (daily): where Tennessee 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 | Massachusetts | $231.13 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 3 | Maine | $223.84 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $219.21 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 5 | Oregon | $215.11 | day | — | 2026-10-01 |
| 6 | Kansas | $202.68 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | $192.39 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 8 | Arizona | $190.02 | day | — | 2026-10-01 |
| 9 | Iowa | $187.01 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 10 | Georgia | $186.66 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 11 | Utah | $183.64 | day | — | 2026-10-01 |
| 12 | Florida | $182.79 | day | — | 2026-10-01 |
| 13 | Texas | $182.18 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 14 | Idaho | $181.75 | day | — | 2026-10-01 |
| 15 | Michigan | $180.60 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 16 | Missouri | $178.98 | day | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 17 | South Carolina | $173.92 | day | — | 2020-10-01 |
| 18 | Arkansas | $80.36 | day | — | 2026-10-01 |
What it costs to deliver in Tennessee
Median hourly wages from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025).
| Role | TN median | US median | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurse | $39.18 | $46.90 | -16.5% |
| Home health / personal care aide | $15.45 | $17.21 | -10.2% |
| Healthcare social worker | $29.44 | $32.63 | -9.8% |
| Chaplain | $27.53 | $29.24 | -5.8% |
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 Tennessee'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.