Massachusetts Medicaid skilled nursing rates
Massachusetts Medicaid pays $332.60 per day for nursing home stay (daily rate) delivered by a agency provider, effective October 1, 2026.
- Nursing home stay (daily rate)
- $332.60per day
- Rank among states
- —
- Registered nurse median wage
- $50.27BLS May 2025
- Massachusetts minimum wage
- $15.00
Massachusetts skilled nursing rates vs other states
Fee-for-service, like-for-like by provider level. Click a rate to open Massachusetts's official fee schedule.
| Service | Provider level | Code | MA rate | Unit | Per hour | Rank | Median across states | Lowest | Highest | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing home stay (daily rate) | Agency provider | $332.60 | day | — | — | $268.93 | $11.34 | $826.00 | 18 | |
| Hospice room and board in a nursing home | All levels | Not published | $294.00/day | $196.85 | $1,051.23 | 5 | ||||
Nursing home stay (daily rate): where Massachusetts ranks
States whose published unit can't be converted are left out of the ranking.
| # | State | Rate | Unit | Per hour | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | $826.00 | — | — | 2026-07-01 |
| 2 | Colorado | $419.22 | — | — | 2025-10-01 |
| 3 | Washington | $373.84 | — | — | 2026-07-01 |
| 4 | Maryland | $351.63 | — | — | 2026-07-01 |
| 5 | North Carolina | $326.33 | — | — | 2022-11-01 |
| 6 | California | $324.03 | — | — | 2026-01-01 |
| 7 | Nebraska | $321.16 | — | — | 2026-07-01 |
| 8 | Mississippi | $285.90 | — | — | 2026-04-01 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $282.59 | — | — | 2026-07-01 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | $255.27 | — | — | 2025-04-01 |
| 11 | Illinois | $248.95 | — | — | 2026-10-01 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | $246.26 | — | — | 2026-07-01 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | $226.35 | — | — | 2016-01-01 |
| 14 | Missouri | $210.39 | — | — | 2024-01-01 |
| 15 | Connecticut | $107.21 | — | — | 2021-07-01 |
| 16 | Michigan | $99.90 | — | — | 2026-01-01 |
| 17 | Arkansas | $70.00 | — | — | 2025-07-01 |
| 18 | Kentucky | $11.34 | — | — | 2026-01-01 |
What it costs to deliver in Massachusetts
Median hourly wages from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey (May 2025).
| Role | MA median | US median | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurse | $50.27 | $46.90 | +7.2% |
| Licensed practical nurse | $38.57 | $30.96 | +24.6% |
| Nursing assistant (CNA) | $22.44 | $20.32 | +10.4% |
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Rates are taken from Massachusetts'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.