Arizona Medicaid skilled nursing rates
Arizona Medicaid pays $232.06 per day for nursing home stay (daily rate) delivered by a agency provider, effective January 1, 2026.
- Nursing home stay (daily rate)
- $232.06per day
- Rank among states
- —
- Registered nurse median wage
- $47.84BLS May 2025
- Arizona minimum wage
- $15.15$15.65 from January 1, 2027
Arizona skilled nursing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing home stay (daily rate) | Agency provider | 0192 | $232.06 | day | — | — | $288.22 | $11.34 | $419.22 | 12 |
| Hospice room and board in a nursing home | All levels | Not published | $290.11/day | $196.85 | $298.91 | 4 | ||||
Nursing home stay (daily rate): where Arizona ranks
States whose published unit can't be converted are left out of the ranking.
| # | State | Rate | Unit | Per hour | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | $419.22 | — | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 2 | Washington | $373.84 | — | — | 2026-07-01 |
| 3 | Maryland | $351.63 | — | — | 2026-07-01 |
| 4 | North Carolina | $327.09 | — | — | 2026-07-01 |
| 5 | California | $324.03 | — | — | 2026-01-01 |
| 6 | Nebraska | $321.17 | — | — | 2026-07-01 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | $255.27 | — | — | 2025-04-01 |
| 8 | Illinois | $248.95 | — | — | 2026-10-01 |
| 9 | Missouri | $244.47 | — | — | 2026-07-01 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | $226.35 | — | — | 2016-01-01 |
| 11 | Michigan | $99.90 | — | — | 2026-01-01 |
| 12 | Kentucky | $11.34 | — | — | 2026-01-01 |
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% |
| Licensed practical nurse | $37.05 | $30.96 | +19.7% |
| Nursing assistant (CNA) | $21.53 | $20.32 | +6.0% |
Recent Arizona skilled nursing 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 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.